Dire
Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Disadvantageous and dire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disadvantageous" instead an adjective "Dire".
Disadvantageous
Disadvantageous adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Dire and disadvantageous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire" instead an adjective "Disadvantageous".
Nearby Word: disadvantage
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and dire
- baleful and disadvantageous
- nasty and dire
- nasty and disadvantageous
- unfortunate and dire
- unfortunate and disadvantageous
- inauspicious and dire
- inauspicious and disadvantageous
- dangerous and dire
- dangerous and disadvantageous
- evil and dire
- evil and disadvantageous
- bad and dire
- bad and disadvantageous
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