Antonyms for fair weather
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : fair-weth-er |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛərˌwɛð ər |
Definition of fair weather
- As in untrustworthy : adj not dependable, unfaithful
- A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- I wouldn't give a darn for a schooner load of 'em when 'twas fair weather.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "I hope it 'll be fair weather for us the rest of our days," said Mrs. Snow.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Some people seem to be born for fair weather and smooth sailing.
- Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
- But the rainy season was now coming on and we must wait for fair weather.
- Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
- Night after night it was the same—starlight and snow, fair weather and storm.
- Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
- There's lots of time for wondering on a schooner in fair weather.
- Extract from : « Man Overboard! » by F(rancis) Marion Crawford
- You say this: 'Good morning, Captain; have you had a good voyage and fair weather?'
- Extract from : « A Memory Of The Southern Seas » by Louis Becke
- The force of the wind is underrated if you reason about it in fair weather.
- Extract from : « The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" » by John MacGregor
- When it is evening, ye say it will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
- Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett
Synonyms for fair weather
- capricious
- conniving
- crooked
- deceitful
- devious
- dishonest
- disloyal
- dubious
- fair-weather
- faithless
- false
- fickle
- fink
- fly-by-night
- guileful
- irresponsible
- questionable
- shady
- sharp
- shifty
- slippery
- sneaky
- treacherous
- tricky
- trustless
- two-faced
- two-timing
- unassured
- undependable
- unreliable
- unsafe
- unsure
- untrue
- untrusty
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