Synonyms for misérable
ˈmɪz ər ə bəl, ˈmɪz rə-mis·érable

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1. miserable

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Synonyms:
   abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

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1. miserable

   Synonyms:
   abject, forlorn, pitiable, wretched, worthless, despicable, disconsolate

   Antonyms:
   respectable, worthy, happy, contented, comfortable

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1. miserable, suffering, wretchedadjective

   very unhappy; full of misery

   "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"

   Synonyms:
   low-down, pitiable, pathetic, piteous, abject, vile, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, slimy, miserable, unworthy, deplorable, suffering, scurvy, scummy, worthless, ugly, woeful, measly, wretched, paltry, execrable, despicable, low

   Antonyms:
   ample, happy, comfy, estimable, superior, fortunate, comfortable

2. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretchedadjective

   deserving or inciting pity

   "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

   Synonyms:
   ridiculous, paltry, deplorable, scummy, woeful, slimy, execrable, suffering, scurvy, vile, low-down, despicable, inadequate, low, miserable, worthless, sad, piteous, hapless, lamentable, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, measly, poor, pathetic, short, wretched, silly, sorry, pitiful, abject, unworthy, ugly

   Antonyms:
   comfortable, ample, superior, estimable, happy, fortunate, comfy

3. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective

   of the most contemptible kind

   "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:
   down(p), dispirited, small, downcast, paltry, deplorable, scummy, modest, execrable, suffering, scurvy, unhopeful, humbled, low-down, miserable, lowly, low, broken, down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, low-toned, low-pitched, piteous, hapless, misfortunate, pitiable, depleted, crushed, measly, poor, funky, pathetic, wretched, pitiful, gloomy, abject, woeful, depressed, low-spirited, humiliated

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, comfortable, ample, happy, superior, estimable, comfy

4. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretchedadjective

   of very poor quality or condition

   "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

   Synonyms:
   paltry, deplorable, scummy, odious, reprehensible, damnable, slimy, execrable, suffering, scurvy, woebegone, vile, low-down, despicable, miserable, low, criminal, vicious, worthless, detestable, sad, piteous, condemnable, hapless, lamentable, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, measly, abominable, poor, pathetic, wretched, sorry, pitiful, abject, woeful, unworthy, ugly

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, superior, ample, comfortable, comfy, happy, estimable

5. miserable, wretchedadjective

   characterized by physical misery

   "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"

   Synonyms:
   low-down, pitiable, pathetic, piteous, abject, vile, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, slimy, miserable, unworthy, deplorable, suffering, scurvy, scummy, worthless, ugly, woeful, measly, wretched, paltry, execrable, despicable, low

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, comfy, happy, estimable, comfortable, ample, superior

6. measly, miserable, paltryadjective

   contemptibly small in amount

   "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

   Synonyms:
   low-down, pitiable, pathetic, piteous, abject, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, miserable, trifling, deplorable, suffering, scurvy, scummy, negligible, woeful, measly, wretched, paltry, execrable, low

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, happy, comfortable, estimable, superior, ample, comfy

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1. miserableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unhappy (as respects the condition of the mind), WRETCHED, distressed, afflicted, comfortless, disconsolate, forlorn, broken-hearted, heart-broken

2. miserableadjective

   Synonyms:
   worthless, valueless, very poor (in quality)

3. miserableadjective

   Synonyms:
   low, mean, abject, despicable, contemptible

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1. miserableadjective

   Synonyms:
   wretched, abject, deplorable, grievous, pitiable, calamitous, mean, despicable, contemptible, base, arrant, sordid, groveling

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1. List of paraphrases for "miserable":

   wretched, unhappy, unfortunate, measly, lousy, wretch, sad, pathetic, unappy, squalid, pitiful, paltry, tragic, chickenshit, deplorable, unlucky, ratty

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1. Jim Denes:

   I was just miserable. I was trying to cough up stuff, I couldn’t, my eyes were all runny and watery.

2. Amy Walker:

   The taste and smell both went together. I'm in recovery for an eating disorder that I've had for over half of my life and the loss of taste is an extremely triggering thing for me psychologically -- it immediately made me feel utterly miserable, it brought back fears of food and an attitude of' Well I can't taste it so what's the point of eating anything ?'.

3. Agatha Christie:

   I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

4. Marian Tupy:

   Some of the anti-capitalist impulse goes back to that hunter-gatherer mentality and not comprehending the complexity of the market economy, the complexity outpaced our ability to understand it. But even those who don’t understand markets should open their eyes and acknowledge its benefits : Worldwide, wherever economic freedom is allowed, millions of people have lifted themselves out of stoop labor and miserable poverty. Of course, not everyone can reap the benefits of markets. The sick, the mentally ill and other truly helpless people need a hand. But why assume government must provide that help ? Government does n’t do anything very well. Why not let private charity handle it ? I once assumed there was too much poverty for private charity to make much of a difference. But now I realize there is plenty of money, and private charity would do much more if government did n’t discourage it. When the welfare state took over poverty relief, it crowded out.

5. Cynthia Nelms:

   Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.