Get to know Miserable better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like wretched or low.
Miserable meaning
- In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
- Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
Synonyms of Miserable
Using Miserable
- The main meaning on this page is: In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. | Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless. | Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
- Useful related words include: wretched, low-down, low, abject.
- In the example corpus, miserable often appears in combinations such as: and miserable, be miserable, miserable for.
Context around Miserable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Miserable
- In this selection, "miserable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, yes, asia, slaves, lives and stadium stand out and add context to how "miserable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a miserable night was and a more miserable experience than. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "miserable" sits close to words such as cans, chrome and colder, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with miserable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If one is miserable or hurt, you are miserable. (9 words)
All for two seconds returned to their miserable lives. (9 words)
Another senior figure said "they'd never seen the sector so miserable". (12 words)
But aborting a pregnancy without Mifepristone will just be a more miserable experience than it was before the far-right district court judge ignored all law and science to impose his anti-choice ideology on the health care access of millions of Americans. (43 words)
But if there’s one silver lining that Patriots fans can draw from a miserable 2-8 start, it’s that continued stretches of ineptitude should put New England in a position to draft a potential franchise star during the 2024 NFL Draft. (43 words)
Other countries that are relatively less miserable this year include Luxembourg, China, and Germany which has not actually changed much, but has benefited from other nations becoming even more miserable. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Other countries that are relatively less miserable this year include Luxembourg, China, and Germany which has not actually changed much, but has benefited from other nations becoming even more miserable.
If one is miserable or hurt, you are miserable.
I was either making Yes miserable or Asia miserable, because of the other one being in existence.
Stowe wrote that slavery not only produces "degraded, miserable slaves", but also poor whites who are even more degraded and miserable.
All for two seconds returned to their miserable lives.
Although I can’t blame them for wanting to leave that miserable stadium.
A miserable night was capped off by the sight of Pedro Caixinha standing in a bush trying to make excuses in front of the furious fans.
And Dr. Amite Dominick, president of Texas Prison Community Advocates, said the miserable prison conditions are causing inmates to faint and have seizures.
And what good are lots of jobs if they cause so much stress and take up so much time that our lives are miserable?” he questioned.
Another senior figure said "they'd never seen the sector so miserable".
At the time, this may be miserable for the character, and they'll think it's all over.
Barnoldswick Town have had a miserable Christmas period so far, with their last three league games all called off due to bad weather.
Bella Varelis has revealed that she spent New Year's Eve miserable.
But aborting a pregnancy without Mifepristone will just be a more miserable experience than it was before the far-right district court judge ignored all law and science to impose his anti-choice ideology on the health care access of millions of Americans.
But if there’s one silver lining that Patriots fans can draw from a miserable 2-8 start, it’s that continued stretches of ineptitude should put New England in a position to draft a potential franchise star during the 2024 NFL Draft.
Chelsea's miserable campaign, however, is now destined to end without a trophy.
David Cameron walked off the job… Theresa May spent three miserable years pursuing a mirage.
Essendon have continued West Coast's miserable AFL season with a 50-point win at Optus Stadium.
Even if they can't see it at the time, life in a cult can be pretty miserable for its members.
Even New York’s LaGuardia, long one of the most miserable hellholes in the nation, has invested heavily in modernization and is reaping big praise.
Common combinations with miserable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: