JINXES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

jinxes 1 of 2

noun

plural of jinx

as in curses

something that brings bad luck believed the broken mirror was a jinx

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jinx

as in possesses

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Recent Examples of jinxes

Noun

Turns out Danhausen isn’t the only celebrity throwing down jinxes. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026

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Noun

Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of curses

Verb

The United States possesses the world’s strongest military, most innovative economy, and deepest capital markets.

— Marc Andersen, Fortune, 30 June 2026
While Languedoc possesses remarkable varietal diversity, Legrand is quick to point out that grapes are only the starting point.

— Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of possesses

Noun

The 1995 Chicago heat wave is the most notorious and deadly of the city's hot spells, and in fact the deadliest weather event in the city's history.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
And England had been desperately poor for long spells of the game, tense, panicked, shambolic in defence.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of spells

Verb

Elle Woods, the headstrong sorority girl turned Harvard Law student played by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film, charms her way into the Ivy League law school through relentless studying and an out-of-the-box admissions video essay.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
The resort still charms visitors with a taste of Austria, including its on-site von Trapp Brewery and Alpine-style cheese fondue.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of charms

Noun

Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is known for its otherworldly landscape of vibrant red rock hoodoos—tall spires of rock sculpted by millions of years of erosion.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
The South Unit's badlands, deep-cut canyons, and sandy hoodoos allow modern explorers to see the allure of a wild North Dakota.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

Definition of hoodoos

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