BANE Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

bane

noun

ˈbān

Definition of bane

as in curse

a source of harm or misfortune regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest

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as in poison

a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf

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Recent Examples of bane This fungal disease is the bane of rose gardeners everywhere, particularly in humid climates. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Karen Fukuhara, who plays the regenerating supe Kimiko, said her final scene was with Erin Moriarty and Karl Urban (who plays Billy Butcher, leader and sometimes bane of The Boys). — ABC News, 20 May 2026 Triangle-shaped, prolific, and ever-challenging to manage, nutsedge is a bane to many gardeners’ existences because the underground nutlets formed within its roots establish new plants for every single plant that grows. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 For a decade, surfaces of materials were the bane of my existence. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bane

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bane

Noun

Despite these flat denials, and no mention of the ‘curse’ before 1990, the mythology only grew as Mayo’s barren years piled up.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Questions and complaints are frequent and often descend into curse-laden spats.

— Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of curse

Noun

One office pointed him to a pet poison hotline, and another was an hour away and had a four-hour wait.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Caregivers, schools, healthcare providers, poison control centers, public health agencies and technology companies all have a role in identifying emerging risks and communicating accurate information quickly.

— Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of poison

Noun

Lowe voices Caroline, a wannabe influencer and Stewie’s formidable classroom nemesis.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galtizine as He-Man and Jared Leto as his nemesis Skeletor, Masters of the Universe opened in theaters on June 5.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of nemesis

Noun

DeepMind’s AlphaFold, for example, has used to AI to make available new structures for more than 200 million proteins, opening new pathways for research into disease and medicine.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of disease

Noun

In late May, about 50,000 people in Orange County were evacuated because, at a Garden Grove site operated by GKN Aerospace, tanks holding a volatile hazardous chemical called methyl methacrylate were at risk of exploding or leaking toxics.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Munoz is an independent toxicologist working in collaboration with MAHA against pesticides and toxics.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026