Down
Wretched
Wretched adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: lived alone in a wretched room in a run-down hotel
Down is a synonym for wretched in miserable topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Wretched", if it concerns topics such as terrible.
Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Wretched Hive: New York is in the grips of a terrible depression, where landlords find it more convenient to burn down their buildings than to try and collect rent from their tenants.
Source: Series / The Get Down -
Wretched Hive: The favelas of Rio de Janeiro, where hundreds of armed men are mobilized to hunt you down within minutes, rather reminiscent of Black Hawk Down.
Source: Video Game / Modern Warfare - He told his men that "those wretched peasants" were beaten and told them to stand down and celebrate the holiday.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Real Life
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Wretched and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/wretched
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Wretched or Down. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/wretched.
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