wretched
In sorry state
Wretched describes a state of deep misery, distress, or poor quality.
A wretched person may be profoundly unhappy or living in deplorable conditions: The refugees lived in wretched circumstances.
The word also expresses strong disapproval or contempt: That wretched car broke down again.
Someone feeling wretched may be physically ill or emotionally devastated.
The tone ranges from genuine sympathy for suffering to exasperated annoyance at something inferior or frustrating.
Wretchedly unhappy, dejected
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- forlornSad and abandoned
- dejectedLow in spirits
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
melancholy · doleful · crestfallen · downcast · disconsolate · woebegone · gloomy · morose
Lacking sufficient resources
- substandardBelow required quality
- lousyOf very poor quality
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
- awfulExtremely bad quality
shoddy · pathetic · sorry · dismal · inadequate · paltry · meager · measly
Extremely lacking in money
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- destituteUtterly without means
- abjectUtterly hopeless or degraded
decrepit · sordid · shabby · rundown · slum · squalor · filthy · dingy
Morally worthless, beneath regard
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- abominableExtremely hateful or disgusting
- reprehensibleDeserving condemnation
detestable · deplorable · shameful · disgraceful · scoundrel · villainous · base · low
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- desperateDriven by urgent need
bleak · helpless · desolate · forsaken · doomed · inconsolable · distraught · bereft
miserable
Wretchedly unhappy, dejected
woeful · melancholy · doleful · crestfallen · downcast · disconsolate · woebegone · gloomy · morose · despondent
poor
Lacking sufficient resources
- substandardBelow required quality
- lousyOf very poor quality
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
awful · shoddy · pathetic · sorry · dismal · inadequate · paltry · meager · measly · pitiful
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- destituteUtterly without means
abject · decrepit · sordid · shabby · rundown · slum · squalor · filthy · dingy · seedy
despicable
Morally worthless, beneath regard
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- abominableExtremely hateful or disgusting
reprehensible · detestable · deplorable · shameful · disgraceful · scoundrel · villainous · base · low · mean
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
desperate · bleak · helpless · desolate · forsaken · doomed · inconsolable · distraught · bereft · disheartened
abandoned
Left behind completely
outcast · rejected · shunned · discarded · cast-off · lonely · isolated · solitary · friendless · deserted
- inferiorinferior, substandard, second-rate, second-class, subpar
- uglyugly, hideous, unsightly, grotesque, repulsive
- underclasspoor, pauper, peasant, homeless, serf
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, poor soul, lost soul, victim
- losersloser, failure, runner-up, flop, beaten
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
wretchedexcellent
Of superior quality
superb · wonderful · marvelous · first-rate · outstanding
wretchedfortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
blessed · lucky · privileged · prosperous · favored