ill-fated
adjective
ill-fat·ed ˈil-ˈfā-təd 
1
: having or destined to a hapless fate : unfortunate
an ill-fated expedition
2
: that causes or marks the beginning of misfortune
Synonyms
- hapless
- hard-luck
- ill-starred
- jinxed
- luckless
- snakebit
- snakebitten
- star-crossed
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unlucky
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Word History
First Known Use
1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1
ill-fated
adjective
as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck the ill-fated trip ended in disaster for all Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- disastrous
- luckless
- hapless
- ill-starred
- doomed
- unfavorable
- tragic
- unlucky
- star-crossed
- jinxed
- snakebit
- snakebitten
- adverse
- hard-luck
- catastrophic
- inauspicious
- damned
- tragical
- calamitous
- unpromising
- accursed
- ill
- untoward
- accurst
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- happy
- fortunate
- lucky
- favored
- promising
- favorable
- gifted
- privileged
- golden
- fair
- auspicious
- blessed
- propitious
- blest
- play-offs
- play-party
- play-pretty
- play/hold/keep one's cards close to the/one's chest/vest
- playa
- playa lake
- playabilities
- playability
- playable
- playabler
- playablest
- playact
- playacted
- playacting
- playactings
- playactor
- playactores
- playactors
- playacts
- playas
- playback
- playbacks
- playbill
- playbills
- playboces