Antonyms for ill-starred


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il-stahrd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈstɑrd


Definition of ill-starred

  • 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 untoward : adj troublesome
  • As in ill-fated : adj doomed
  • As in ill-chosen : adj unfortunate
  • As in infelicitous : adj unfortunate
  • As in disastrous : adj detrimental, devastating
  • As in fatal : adj deadly, lethal
  • As in hapless : adj unfortunate
  • As in ill-fated/ill-starred : adj doomed
Example sentences :
  • "My ill-starred novel—my story of Aberdeen Hall," she laughed.
  • Extract from : « Mary Ware's Promised Land » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The Corsican expedition was quite as ill-starred as the French.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • George Godolphin knew that he alluded to the ill-starred Nick.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of Ashlydyat » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The less said about this splendid but ill-starred effort the better.
  • Extract from : « Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration » by Ernest Giles
  • She had no clear ideas, no logic from the other ill-starred home.
  • Extract from : « Bannertail » by Ernest Thompson Seton
  • Nothing more was said of the affair, nor of the ill-starred Maria Clara.
  • Extract from : « The Social Cancer » by Jos Rizal
  • One was the ill-starred lady who perished in the Konak in Belgrade.
  • Extract from : « The International Spy » by Allen Upward
  • His career seems to have been ill-starred and unfortunate from the beginning.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 » by Various
  • When I returned from that ill-starred Russian voyage, I flew at once to join you.
  • Extract from : « The Span o' Life » by William McLennan
  • Pique, very likely, had brought about this ill-starred match with Chatelet.
  • Extract from : « Eve and David » by Honore de Balzac

Synonyms for ill-starred

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