Miserable
Miserable adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a miserable jail cell in which the political prisoner was left to rot
Melancholic is a synonym for miserable in unhappy topic. In some cases you can use "Melancholic" instead an adjective "Miserable".
Melancholic
Melancholic adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life
Miserable is a synonym for melancholic in unhappy topic. You can use "Miserable" instead an adjective "Melancholic".
Nearby Words: melancholy, melancholia
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and miserable
- low and melancholic
- melancholy and miserable
- melancholy and melancholic
- dismal and miserable
- dismal and melancholic
- woeful and miserable
- woeful and melancholic
- downcast and miserable
- downcast and melancholic
- dejected and miserable
- dejected and melancholic
- blue and miserable
- blue and melancholic
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