Dire
Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Usage example: a dire forecast of a plunge in stock prices
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Its last fell words in the song, spoken at the very edge of hearing, are a dire curse on the miserable and benighted human race: poor fucking humans!
Source: Talking Weapon
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Miserable and Dire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/miserable
Dire & Miserable. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/miserable>.
Miserable or Dire. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/miserable.
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