wretchedest
Lowest of all
The superlative form of wretched—most miserable, most pitiful, or most contemptible.
Literary and somewhat archaic; modern English often prefers most wretched: the wretchedest souls in purgatory, the wretchedest hovel in the village.
The word appears in older texts and deliberately elevated or biblical-sounding prose.
Arousing scornful pity
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- tragicCausing great sorrow
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- heartrendingCausing overwhelming grief
sorrowful · poignant · deplorable · mournful · grievous · contemptible · sorry · abject
Beyond possibility of success
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- futileIncapable of producing results
- forlornSad and abandoned
- defeatedOvercome in contest
helpless · resignation · dismal · discouraged · despairing · defeatism · hopelessness · disheartened
Intense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- despairTotal absence of hope
grief · misery · sorrow · heartache · afflicted · distressed · woeful · doleful
Severe lack of resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
destitute · needy · beggary · homeless · dispossessed · hand-to-mouth · pauperism · deprivation
pathetic
Arousing scornful pity
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- tragicCausing great sorrow
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
heartrending · sorrowful · poignant · deplorable · mournful · grievous · contemptible · sorry · abject · miserable
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
defeated · helpless · resignation · dismal · discouraged · despairing · defeatism · hopelessness · disheartened · desolate
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
despair · grief · misery · sorrow · heartache · afflicted · distressed · woeful · doleful · morose
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
squalor · destitute · needy · beggary · homeless · dispossessed · hand-to-mouth · pauperism · deprivation · hardship
wretchedestluckiest
Having greatest good fortune
fortunate · blessed · lucky · prosperous