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misadventure

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misadventure

bad luck or an example of this

a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke

Synonyms of misadventure

adversity, ill, knock, mischance, misfortune, mishap, tragedy

Words Related to misadventure

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster

affliction, hardship, trial, tribulation, woe

distress, misery, suffering, unhappiness

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess

curse, evil, sorrow, trouble

accident, casualty

blow, body blow, disappointment, letdown, setback

circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion

Near Antonyms of misadventure

break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, strike, stroke, windfall

accomplishment, achievement, success

Antonyms of misadventure

fortune, luck, serendipity

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