JINXED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

jinxed 1 of 2

adjective

as in unhappy

having, prone to, or marked by bad luck this fishing rod must be jinxed, seeing as how I never catch anything

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jinxed

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verb

past tense of jinx

as in cursed

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Adjective

The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Definition of unhappy

Verb

The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.

— Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of cursed

Adjective

As attendees were escorted out of the Great American State Fair on Sunday because of inclement weather, guests noticed an unfortunate typo displayed on a digital billboard at the National Mall.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
They should be trained not to ask a bunch of questions about the medical condition, express doubt, comment that the timing is unfortunate or share private information with co-workers.

— Seth Turner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of unfortunate

Verb

Britain possessed the world's strongest navy, a professional army, immense financial resources, and global reach.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Connaughton possessed a rare talent for making dense economic matters accessible and easy for the public and reporters to understand, Richard Buttimer, dean of the Belk College of Business, told The Charlotte Observer Tuesday.

— Chase Jordan July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

Definition of possessed

Adjective

In footage featured on the FOX broadcast, an unlucky fan excitedly threw her hands in the air to take part in the wave, only for her cell phone to fly out of her hands and into the air.

— Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Microgastrinae adults lay their eggs inside unlucky caterpillars.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of unlucky

Verb

Later, Swift revealed that she was charmed by Kelce’s willingness to court her so publicly and decided to give him a chance.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 July 2026
The story here is how the Minions conquered Hollywood and became movie stars, which has charmed critics especially, with so many homages to classic Hollywood film.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of charmed

Adjective

The last time Rushing caught Ohtani, the pitcher took over pitch-calling after a disastrous second inning against the Twins last week.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Since his disastrous tenure with the New York Yankees from 2016 to 2022, which included a suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy, Chapman has worked to turn around his career.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of disastrous

Verb

An Associated Press report at the time noted that Momand, whose surname was then spelled Mohmand, highlighted his prior role in a joint Soviet‑Afghan military effort to end an insurgency in his homeland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
The saint’s own name is spelled Aðeluuoldus.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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