miseries

NOUN

pain, mental or physical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony anguish despair discomfort gloom grief hardship headache heartache passion sadness sorrow squalor suffering torment torture woe worry

STRONG

ache blues depression desolation despondency distress dolor hurting melancholy pang stitch throe twinge unhappiness worriment wretchedness

WEAK

anvil chorus bad news

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmness cheer comfort contentment ease happiness health joy joyfulness relief

STRONG

hopefulness joyousness

WEAK

advantage benefit blessing boon delight fun gladness good fortune good luck pleasure

NOUN

trouble, disaster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversity anxiety burden calamity catastrophe difficulty grief misfortune ordeal poverty privation problem sorrow squalor woe

STRONG

affliction curse destitution indigence load need penury sordidness trial tribulation want

WEAK

bitter pill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid blessing calmness contentment ease favor fortune good fortune good luck happiness help joy peace pleasure relief tranquility

STRONG

comfort plenty wealth

WEAK

advantage benefit boon cheer delight fun gladness

Example Sentences

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Impressionism was created by the middle class for the middle class, as surely as rococo boiseries were made by craftsmen for aristocrats.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sumptuous, lofty rooms, with their perfect Louis XV gilt boiseries, the marvellous clothes of the women, the gaiety in the air!

From The Price of Things by Glyn, Elinor

These old boiseries were all removed when the château was sold.

From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King