73 entries under miserable topic. ×

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unhappy(adjective, good, dull, bad, ability)
34
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, pain)
32
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
23
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
21
inauspicious(adjective, improper, inappropriate, adverse)
19
disastrous(adjective, bad, adverse, doomed)
19
ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
19
ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
19
untoward(adjective, adverb, bad, sad, unhappy)
18
terrible(adjective, bad, severe, awful)
16
calamitous(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, awful)
16
poor(adjective, bad, nasty, sad, unhappy)
14
dire(adjective, terrible, doomed, endured)
14
pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
14
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
13
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
13
unsuccessful(adjective, bad, poor, failure)
10
doomed(adjective, bad, poor, pain, unhappy)
9
unfavorable(adjective, bad, unfriendly, improper)
8
cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, hopeless)
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