MISADVENTURE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

misadventure

noun

ˌmi-səd-ˈven-chər

Definition of misadventure

as in misfortune

bad luck or an example of this a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke

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Recent Examples of misadventure While many of the fictional locations resist definitive identification, a general consensus has been reached on the probable real-world geography of Odysseus’s many misadventures. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Ocean Vashti Jude — A writer and director focused on dramas about rowdy characters, people on the downside of advantage, and the misadventures of having to work at life, Ocean is expanding into television directing. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026 The result of all this has been a public-relations nightmare for CBS News, the sort of misadventure that in a different time would have prompted speculation Weiss was on the way out for imperiling the future of one journalism’s most storied franchises. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 3 June 2026 Audiences fell in love with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt’s pitch-perfect chemistry as Paul and Jamie Buchman, a married couple whose everyday misadventures felt hilariously — sometimes painfully — relatable. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for misadventure

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For some reason, the Lions have long been plagued by misfortune on their defense, especially in the secondary.

— Bob Wojnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
There’s Kimi Antonelli’s sudden rise, which so far seems to be one for the ages, while George Russell’s run of misfortune is certainly captivating.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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