English adjective: miserable | |||
1. | miserable very unhappy; full of misery | ||
Samples | He felt depressed and miserable. A message of hope for suffering humanity. Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages. | ||
Synonyms | suffering, wretched | ||
Similar | unhappy | ||
Antonyms | happy | ||
2. | miserable deserving or inciting pity | ||
Samples | A hapless victim. Miserable victims of war. The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic. Piteous appeals for help. Pitiable homeless children. A pitiful fate. Oh, you poor thing. His poor distorted limbs. A wretched life. | ||
Synonyms | hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched | ||
Similar | unfortunate | ||
Antonyms | fortunate | ||
3. | miserable of the most contemptible kind | ||
Samples | Abject cowardice. A low stunt to pull. A low-down sneak. His miserable treatment of his family. You miserable skunk!. A scummy rabble. A scurvy trick. | ||
Synonyms | abject, low, low-down, scummy, scurvy | ||
Similar | contemptible | ||
Antonyms | estimable | ||
4. | miserable of very poor quality or condition | ||
Samples | Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city. Woeful treatment of the accused. Woeful errors of judgment. | ||
Synonyms | deplorable, execrable, woeful, wretched | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||
5. | miserable characterized by physical misery | ||
Samples | A wet miserable weekend. Spent a wretched night on the floor. | ||
Synonyms | wretched | ||
Similar | uncomfortable | ||
Antonyms | comfortable, comfy | ||
6. | miserable contemptibly small in amount | ||
Samples | A measly tip. The company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief. A paltry wage. Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans. | ||
Synonyms | measly, paltry | ||
Similar | meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy | ||
Antonyms | ample | ||