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
Star-crossed and dire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Star-crossed" instead an adjective "Dire".
Star-crossed
Star-crossed adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Dire and star-crossed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire" instead an adjective phrase "Star-crossed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- woeful and dire
- woeful and star-crossed
- unfortunate and dire
- unfortunate and star-crossed
- inauspicious and dire
- inauspicious and star-crossed
- miserable and dire
- miserable and star-crossed
- wretched and dire
- wretched and star-crossed
- deplorable and dire
- deplorable and star-crossed
- black and dire
- black and star-crossed
Cite this Source
Star-crossed and Dire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/star-crossed
Dire & Star-crossed. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/star-crossed>.
Star-crossed or Dire. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/star-crossed.
