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wretch·ed
 wretched
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
miserable, unhappy, or unfortunate.
He felt wretched after failing the exam the second time.- synonyms:
- forlorn, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy
- antonyms:
- blessed, cheerful, fortunate, well
- similar words:
- broken-hearted, careworn, dejected, deplorable, depressed, desolate, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, down, downhearted, hapless, heartbroken, heartsick, lousy, low, poor, woebegone, woeful
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| definition 2: |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering.
We were appalled at their wretched living conditions.I'll never go back to that wretched factory!- synonyms:
- miserable, sorry
- antonyms:
- delightful, luxurious
- similar words:
- abject, adverse, awful, bad, bitter, cheerless, deplorable, desolate, dismal, gloomy, poor, rotten, sordid, vile, woeful
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| definition 3: |
vile or contemptible.
That wretched scoundrel cheated me out of everything I had.- synonyms:
- contemptible, deplorable, miserable, pitiable, sorry, vile
- similar words:
- base, despicable, detestable, ignoble, ignominious, lousy, low, lowdown, mean, no-good, rotten, shabby, sleazy, worthless
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| definition 4: |
poor, inferior, or worthless.
The painters did a wretched job on this house--look at the drips and streaks!- synonyms:
- inferior, paltry, pitiful, poor, sorry, worthless
- antonyms:
- excellent, superb
- similar words:
- awful, base, deplorable, lousy, mean, miserable, pathetic, rotten, shabby, vile, woeful
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| related words: |
doleful, downtrodden, forlorn, grubby, hopeless, ignoble, lowly, pitiful, squalid, tough, unlucky |
| derivations: |
wretchedly (adv.), wretchedness (n.) |
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