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Synonyms & Antonyms of ill-starred
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
- an ill-starred attempt to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon
Synonyms for ill-starred
- hapless,
- hard-luck,
- ill-fated,
- jinxed,
- luckless,
- snakebit
- (or snakebitten),
- star-crossed,
- unfortunate,
- unhappy,
- unlucky
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Near Antonyms for ill-starred
- blessed
- (also blest),
- favored,
- gifted,
- privileged
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The first known use of ill-starred was in 1604
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