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jinxed

ADJECTIVE

hapless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unlucky woeful

WEAK

cursed hexed ill-fated ill-starred infelicitous jonah loser luckless miserable poor fish sad sack snakebit star-crossed unhappy untoward voodooed wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy

WEAK

fortuitous fortunate lucky well-off

ADJECTIVE

ill-chosen

Synonyms

WEAK

adverse afflicted awkward broken burdened calamitous cursed damaging deplorable desperate destitute disastrous doomed forsaken hapless hopeless ill-fated ill-starred in a bad way inappropriate inept infelicitous inopportune lamentable luckless out of luck pained poor regrettable ruined ruinous shattered star-crossed stricken troubled unbecoming unfavorable unhappy unpropitious unprosperous unsuccessful unsuitable untoward wretched

ADJECTIVE

infelicitous

Synonyms

WEAK

adverse afflicted awkward broken burdened calamitous cursed damaging deplorable desperate destitute disastrous doomed forsaken hapless hopeless ill-chosen ill-fated ill-starred in a bad way inappropriate inept inopportune lamentable luckless out of luck pained poor regrettable ruined ruinous shattered star-crossed stricken troubled unbecoming unfavorable unhappy unpropitious unprosperous unsuccessful unsuitable untoward wretched

ADJECTIVE

star-crossed

Synonyms

WEAK

catastrophic cursed damned disastrous ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred luckless misfortunate unfortunate unlucky

ADJECTIVE

unfortunate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse damaging deplorable disastrous inappropriate inauspicious lamentable regrettable unlucky untoward

STRONG

desperate doomed poor sad

WEAK

afflicted broken burdened calamitous cursed destitute forsaken hapless hopeless ill-fated ill-starred in a bad way infelicitous inopportune luckless out of luck pained ruined ruinous shattered star-crossed stricken troubled unbecoming unfavorable unhappy unpropitious unprosperous unsuccessful unsuitable wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auspicious blessed favorable fortunate good happy helpful lucky proper suitable

STRONG

hopeful

WEAK

timely

Example Sentences

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There’s even some blame for New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Mets fan who apparently jinxed the team early April when he posed for a photo-op with unsettling team mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

If it tanks, I’ll have jinxed it on behalf of all those EpiPen overpayers from the mid-2010s.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Today, a jinxed Lakers season soberly whispers three very different words.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Christie joked that he feared he had "jinxed" Scotland's draw.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“Yes, but he hadn’t jinxed it, had he?” said Ron.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

jinxed

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