43 entries under miserable topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, bad, adverse, unfortunate)
15
calamitous(adjective, bad, terrible, adverse)
13
catastrophic(adjective, sad, wretched, adverse)
11
terrible(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, awful)
10
pitiful(adjective, bad, sad, awful, terrible)
10
pitiable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, property)
8
forlorn(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy)
7
cataclysmic(adjective, bad, wretched, unfortunate)
7
inauspicious(adjective, wretched, adverse, unfortunate)
6
hapless(adjective, bad, wretched, pathetic)
5
cheerless(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed)
5
ill-fated(adjective, bad, wretched, unfortunate)
5
ill-starred(adjective, bad, wretched, unfortunate)
4
hopeless(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
star-crossed(adjective, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
3
unfavorable(adjective, wretched, dreadful, adverse)
2
untoward(adjective, wretched, adverse, unfortunate)
1
abandoned(sad, unhappy, depressed, bleak)
1
afflicted(sad, gloomy, depressed, wretched)
1
bad break(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
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