87 entries under miserable topic. ×

31
grievous(adjective, mean, tough, severe, rough)
24
painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough)
24
upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy)
15
harrowing(adjective, tender, offensive, wretched)
13
depressing(adjective, hard, obscure, sad, pain)
13
pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, sad, shape)
12
dire(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
11
bitter(adjective, hard, moving, tough, rough)
11
woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
10
bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad, offensive)
10
dolorous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
10
pathetic(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
10
poignant(adjective, strong, moving, sad, unhappy)
10
wretched(adjective, mean, low, sad)
9
calamitous(adjective, severe, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
9
regrettable(adjective, wrong, inadequate, wretched)
8
afflictive(adjective, rough, tender, pain, unpleasant)
8
dismal(adjective, mean, poor, low, pain)
8
doleful(adjective, sad, wretched, sorrowful)
8
piteous(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
11 years ago|22k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). distressing thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/distressing/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "distressing thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/distressing/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, distressing thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/distressing/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "distressing thesaurus" 3 August 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/distressing/thesaurus/synonyms>