Wretch

/ɹɛt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "wretch" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(2 words)

beachcomber beggarbeggarly fellowblackguard blighterbowery bumbudmash bum bummer caitiff cur derelict devil dog drifter drunkard

Strong matches (25)

good-for-naughtgood-for-nothinghobohuman wreckknave louse lowlife martyrmauvais sujetmean wretchmiscreant muckerno goodno-goodobject of compassionpauvre diablepilgarlicpoor creaturepoor devilprey

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puke

Noun(4 words)

miserable personpitiful personpoor devilpoor soul

Related words (43)

rapscallion rascal reprobate rogue rottersad casesad sackscalawag scoundrel scumskid-row bumskunk snake snot sod stiff stinkard stinker sufferer sundowner

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swagman toad tramp truant vag vagabond vagrant vaurien victim villain wastrel wormworthless fellow

Noun(10 words)

rascal scoundrel scullions shame starveling sufferersterm of reproachunfortunate personvillainvocative term

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

being exclamation interjection miscreant noun person reprobate victim

More specific

6 entries

condemning shoutcontemptuous exclamationcriminal felon pauper sufferer

Collocations

7 entries

foul wretchmiserable wretchmoral wretchpitiful wretchpoor wretchwretched creatureyou wretch

Inflections

1 entries

wretches

Derivations

3 entries

wretched wretchedly wretchedness

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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What now, you wretch? You thinking of protecting her?

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The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a wretch whom't were gross flattery to name a coward.

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One should never deride the wretch, for who can be sure of always being happy?

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That man was a wretch.

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