English word

Miserable

Definitions

adjective

  1. being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)
  2. very sick
  3. wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2)
  4. causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness
  5. very unsatisfactory, disappointing, or unpleasant
  6. being likely to discredit or shame
  7. deserving to be hated

Synonyms for miserable

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • bleak
  • lonely
  • depressing
  • depressive
  • dark
  • somber
  • desolate
  • cold
  • solemn
  • darkening
  • lonesome
  • murky
  • wretched
  • morbid
  • depressed
  • gray