Synonyms for ill-starred

Grammar : Adj

Spell : il-stahrd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈstɑrd

Top 10 synonyms for ill-starred

Other synonyms for the word ill-starred

Définition 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

Antonyms for ill-starred

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