Antonyms for ill fated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il-fey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈfeɪ tɪd


Definition of ill fated

  • As in ominous : adj menacing, foreboding
  • As in poor : adj unfortunate, unhappy
  • As in portentous : adj exciting; foreboding
  • As in star-crossed : adj doomed
  • As in tragic : adj catastrophic, very bad
  • As in underprivileged : adj poor
  • As in unfortunate : adj unlucky, bad
  • As in unhappy : adj unfortunate, unlucky
  • As in unlucky : adj unfortunate, doomed
  • As in unsuccessful : adj failing
  • As in ill-fated : adj doomed
  • As in accursed : adj cursed
  • As in luckless : adj cursed
  • As in ill-chosen : adj unfortunate
  • As in infelicitous : adj unfortunate
  • As in irremediable : adj hopeless
  • As in cursed : adj damned, doomed for bad ending
  • As in disastrous : adj detrimental, devastating
  • As in doomed : adj condemned, hopeless
  • As in fatal : adj deadly, lethal
  • As in hapless : adj unfortunate
  • As in hopeless : adj futile, pessimistic
  • As in ill-fated/ill-starred : adj doomed
Example sentences :
  • Early in the month of July, we were not a little disturbed by the arrival of the crew of our ill omened, ill fated Chesapeake.
  • Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse
  • The ill fated wretch had stolen several pints of water from the barrel that had been untouched, and that water had poisoned him!
  • Extract from : « The Survivors of the Chancellor » by Jules Verne
  • There was little in the features of this ill fated Princess to atone for the misfortune of her shape and gait.
  • Extract from : « Quentin Durward » by Sir Walter Scott
  • This brief dialogue will account for much disquietude which subsequently befell our ill fated Dumps.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 389, September 12, 1829 » by Various
  • He was attached to the ill fated army of Bourbaki, and was interned with other prisoners of war in Switzerland.
  • Extract from : « Under the Red Crescent » by Charles S. Ryan
  • The white light of dawn illuminated the scene; the ill fated tree stump and the dirty drain close by.
  • Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
  • This was Robert, third of that name, and the second of the ill fated family of Stuart who filled the throne of Scotland.
  • Extract from : « The Fair Maid of Perth » by Sir Walter Scott
  • And he would talk to her about it, she was sure, for Jack had long ago fathomed their ill fated attachment.
  • Extract from : « Bluebell » by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
  • They were in the ill fated second balcony of the theater and met death trying to reach the fire escape.
  • Extract from : « Chicago's Awful Theater Horror » by Various

Synonyms for ill fated

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