Synonyms of adversities

adversities

noun

plural of adversity

1

as in misfortunes

bad luck or an example of this

many people came face-to-face with life-altering adversity when the stock market crashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misfortunes
• tragedies
• hardships
• troubles
• mishaps
• ills
• disasters
• miseries
• misadventures
• trials
• accidents
• catastrophes
• circumstances
• calamities
• sorrows
• mischances
• disappointments
• sufferings
• fates
• tribulations
• knocks
• distresses
• woes
• evils
• afflictions
• setbacks
• blows
• failures
• defeats
• curses
• cataclysms
• destinies
• casualties
• dooms
• letdowns
• portions
• nonsuccesses
• body blows
• fizzles
• lots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opportunities
• fortunes
• luck
• successes
• chances
• serendipities
• strokes
• accomplishments
• achievements
• hits
• strikes
• breaks
• windfalls
• flukes
• godsends

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• opportunities
• fortunes
• luck
• successes
• chances
• serendipities
• strokes
• accomplishments
• achievements
• hits
• strikes
• breaks
• windfalls
• flukes
• godsends

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as in hardships

something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal

some overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hardships
• difficulties
• obstacles
• rigors
• asperities
• hurdles
• trials
• inconveniences
• misfortunes
• discomforts
• tribulations
• tragedies
• nuisances
• hindrances
• afflictions
• impediments
• mishaps
• obstructions
• interferences
• handicaps
• embarrassments
• snags
• encumbrances
• deterrents
• shackles
• inhibitions
• hitches
• trammels
• manacles
• lets
• knocks
• chains
• clogs
• rubs
• fetters
• crimps
• stops
• catches
• humps
• pons asinorums
• blocks
• bars
• checks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opportunities
• advantages
• breaks

• opportunities
• advantages
• breaks