The family lived a wretched life during the war.
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Wretched
//ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd//
Synonyms for "wretched" (454 found)
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Closest matches (91)
Adjective(42 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (136)
Adjective(68 words)
despondentdirtydisconsolatediscreditabledisdainabledisgracefuldisgruntleddishearteneddishonorabledismaldispiriteddisreputabledistressingdolefuldolesomedowndown in the dumpsdown in the mouthdowncastdownhearted
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downsomedullelegiacelegiousexecrablefilthyfoolishfor the birdsforlornfrivolousfutilegloomyglumgrief-strickengrievinggrievousgrovelingheartbrokenheartsickheartsoreheavy-heartedidleignobleignominiousignorableimmaterialinconsequentialinconsiderableinconsolableindifferentinfelicitousingloriousinsignificantjawfallenjoylesslachrymablelachrymoselamelamentablelamentfullaughablelike a fart in a windstormloathsomelow-qualitylow-spiritedludicrouslugubriouslumpish
detestabledetrimentaldifficultdiredirtydiscomfortingdisconsolatediscontenteddisgustingdismaldismayingdistressfuldistressingdolefuldolorificdolorogenicdolorousdreadfuldrearyegregious
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enormousexecrablefetidfilthyflagrantforlornfoulfulsomegaudygimcrackygravegrievousgrimgrosshardharmfulhatefulheart-strickenheart-struckheartsickheinoushopelesshorriblehorridhostilehumorlesshurtignoblein bad humorin oppositionindolentinfamousinferiorinfestiveinimicaljoylesslamentablelittleloathsomelousylowlow downlow-downlucklesslumpenmangy
Related words (227)
Adjective(104 words)
maudlinmeagermean-spiritedmelancholicmelancholymeselminormoodymopeymorosemournfulmurrainnegligiblenondescriptnothingburgerobsceneoutrageouspassionatepatheticpathetisad
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pettypicayunepicayunishpiddlingpiddlypissantpitisomeplaintiveplebeianpointlesspuerileputridquerulousregrettablereprehensiblereptilereptilianreptitiousridiculousrinky-dinkrisibleroynishrubbishruefulsadsaddenedsaddeningsaturninescaldscornworthyscummyscurvyshabbyshamefulshatteredsillysimpleslavishsleazyslightslimysolemnsombresordidsorrow-riddensorrowfulsorrowsomesorryspiritlesssullenthreneticthreneticaltin-pottragictrashytriflingtristetristfultrivialtwo-bituglyuncheerfuluncheeryuncommendableunconsolableuncoolunhappyunimportantunlivelyunmentionableunsophisticatedunwashedunweightyunworthyupsettingvainvilevulgarweakwistfulwoewoebegonewoefulwretchful
meanmeaslymelancholymeretriciousmirthlessmiscreantmisfortunatemonstrousmournfulmovingnastynefariousnoisomenot easynotoriousobnoxiousodiousoffensiveopposedopposing
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oppositeoppressiveout of humorout of sortsoutrageouspainfulpaltrypatheticpettypiteouspitiablepitifulpleasurelesspoignantpokypoorrankregrettablereprehensiblereptilianrepulsiverigorousrottenrubbishyruefulruthfulsadsaddeningscabbyscandalousschlockscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyscuzzyservileshabbyshamefulsharpshockingshoddysicksinisterslumlikeslummysmallsordidsoresorrowfulsorrysorryishsqualidstinkingstressfulstrickensuicidalterriblethanklessthreadbaretoo badtouchingtrashytroublesometroubloustrumperytryingtwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyuncheerfuluncheeryuncleanunfavorableunfortunateunhappyunjoyfulunmentionableunmirthfulunsmilinguntowardvaluelessvilevillainouswoebegonewoefulworstworthless
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Synonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
91 translations across 30 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ngratë adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἄθλιος adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- ἄθλιος adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
Armenian
1 entries- դժբախտ adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- bədbəxt adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- bədbəxt adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- miskin adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
Bulgarian
4 entries- злочест adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- мизерен adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- нещастен adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- окаян adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 可怜的 adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Czech
4 entries- bídný adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- mizerný adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
- mizerný adj (of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable)
- nešťastný adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Dutch
1 entries- ellendig adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Esperanto
1 entries- aĉa adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
Estonian
3 entries- kasutu adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- väärtusetu adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- õnnetu adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Finnish
4 entries- kurja adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- kurja adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- kurja adj (of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable)
- onneton adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
French
1 entries- misérable adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Georgian
2 entries- საბრალო adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- საცოდავი adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
German
4 entries- erbärmlich adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- erbärmlich adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
- miserabel adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- sehr schlecht adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Greek
2 entries- άθλιος adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
- ελεεινός adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
Hindi
4 entries- अक्षेम adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- अभागा adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- कंगाल adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- कमबख़्त adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Indonesian
1 entries- laknat adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
Irish
4 entries- aimlithe adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- aimléiseach adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- ainnis adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- dearóil adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Latin
1 entries- miser adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Macedonian
4 entries- бе́ден adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- клет adj (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt)
- лош adj (of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable)
- ми́зерен adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
Māori
1 entries- tūreikura adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kummerlig adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- فقیر adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Polish
1 entries- nędzny adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Portuguese
2 entries- maldito adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
- miserável adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Romanian
2 entries- mizerabil adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- nenorocit adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Russian
3 entries- жа́лкий adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- несча́стный adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- убогий adj (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless)
Sanskrit
1 entries- दीन adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Spanish
3 entries- desgraciado adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- infeliz adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
- mísero adj (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
He lived a wretched life when young.
Source: tatoeba (299132)
They live in a wretched little house.
Source: tatoeba (306047)
New lovers are wretched company.
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