Antonyms for dire

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dahyuh r

Phonetic Transcription : daɪər

Definition of dire

Origin : 1560s, from Latin dirus "fearful, awful, boding ill," of unknown origin; perhaps from Oscan and Umbrian and perhaps cognate with Greek deinos, from PIE root *dwei-.

adj urgent; crucial
adj terrible, ominous

Example sentences :

To have married a girl who cared only for his money; that would have been dire enough.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The present, so, was more than any possible future, how dire soever it might be.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

We cheered, thinking some dire calamity had befallen the enemy.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

In fact, no word except that of dire disaster had come to hand.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

But it is a dire necessity, and it is impossible to avoid or to turn it.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

Przemysl about this time was reported to be in dire straits.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Yet Garnache's first thought even in that moment of dire peril was for Valerie.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Oh, the agony of my doubts, the terrible agony of my dire misgivings!
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

They come upon us like some dire disaster in a time of festivity.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

Dire results have been predicted at every step of radical progress.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

Synonyms for dire

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