Definitions

Moira

[moi-ruh] / ˈmɔɪ rə /

NOUN

circumstance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident action case cause coincidence crisis detail event fact factor fate incident matter occurrence status thing time

STRONG

adjunct affair article concern contingency destiny doom element episode exigency feature fortuity go happening happenstance intervention item juncture kismet lot occasion particular phase place point portion proviso respect scene stipulation supervention

WEAK

where it's at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plan

STRONG

whole

NOUN

doom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamity cataclysm catastrophe disaster downfall

STRONG

annihilation circumstance conclusion condemnation death decree destination destiny destruction end foreordination fortune judgment karma kismet lot opinion portion predestination predetermination ruin sentence tragedy verdict

WEAK

Judgment Day fixed future handwriting on the wall lap of the gods way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blessing boon good fortune good luck happiness miracle success

STRONG

beginning birth commencement start

Example Sentences

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Bouma, working with Moira Jardine of the University of St Andrews, focused on an unusual class of M dwarfs known as complex periodic variables.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

In his email to members on Saturday, MacAskill also said the party would continue to support Salmond's widow Moira in court action against the Scottish government.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Paul McManus, drummer with the Scottish band Gun and a supporter of Scottish Labour, has now said he will fund the action after Salmond's widow Moira agreed to transfer the legal rights of the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Moira was there for me off and on as I tried to settle into a new life and stop the pattern of moving every couple years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Moira is no longer with us, she said at last.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Moira

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