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English adjective: wretched | |||
| 1. | wretched 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, miserable, woeful | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 2. | wretched characterized by physical misery | ||
| Samples | A wet miserable weekend. Spent a wretched night on the floor. | ||
| Synonyms | miserable | ||
| Similar | uncomfortable | ||
| Antonyms | comfortable, comfy | ||
| 3. | wretched 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 | miserable, suffering | ||
| Similar | unhappy | ||
| Antonyms | happy | ||
| 4. | wretched morally reprehensible | ||
| Samples | Would do something as despicable as murder. Ugly crimes. The vile development of slavery appalled them. A slimy little liar. | ||
| Synonyms | despicable, slimy, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless | ||
| Similar | evil | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
| 5. | wretched 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, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor | ||
| Similar | unfortunate | ||
| Antonyms | fortunate | ||
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