Wretched

Meaning

very unhappy; miserable; of poor quality

in a very unhappy, miserable, or poor condition

Example Sentences

The refugees lived in wretched conditions.

They lived in a wretched hut with no clean water.

Example Expressions

wretched condition

Synonyms

miserable, pitiful, pathetic, deplorable, poor, terrible

Entry 1

miserable, pitiful, pathetic, deplorable

Entry 2

miserable, poor, pitiful, terrible

Antonyms

happy, fortunate, excellent, wonderful, blessed

Entry 1

happy, fortunate, excellent, wonderful

Entry 2

fortunate, blessed, happy

Collocations

wretched conditions, wretched life, wretched state, wretched condition, wretched man, wretched poverty

Entry 1

wretched conditions, wretched life, wretched state

Entry 2

wretched condition, wretched life, wretched man, wretched poverty