Down and Wretched

Down

Down adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: feeling a bit down

Wretched is a synonym for down in depressed topic. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

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

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.
  • Video Game / Modern Warfare 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.
  • He told his men that "those wretched peasants" were beaten and told them to stand down and celebrate the holiday.
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