34 entries under miserable topic. ×

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unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
25
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
21
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
18
ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
18
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant, terrible)
17
poor(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
17
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
16
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
15
ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
12
pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
11
untoward(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
10
disastrous(adjective, bad, unfortunate, doomed)
9
doomed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
7
cursed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
7
inauspicious(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, wretched)
7
tragic(adjective, bad, wretched, pathetic)
4
calamitous(adjective, bad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
3
out of luck(expression, idiom, adversity, unfortunate)
3
unsuccessful(bad, poor, wretched, unfortunate)
2
catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, wretched, unfortunate)
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