ACCURSED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accursed

adjective

ə-ˈkərst

variants or accurst

Definition of accursed

as in cursed

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure the video store is charging another accursed late fee

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Recent Examples of accursed And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. — John Kass, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accursed

Adjective

In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
This remake of the Japanese horror hit Ringu stars Naomi Watts as a Seattle reporter whose 8-year-old son (David Dorfman) watches a cursed videotape that marks him for death in seven days.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026