as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
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Recent Examples of misadventures
For the remainder of the final season, Penny Marshall was paired with rotating guest stars for a series of comedic misadventures.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Their misadventures spiral into odd, escalating situations that would play better with sharper writing or more adventurous direction.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
When Prince Aerion Targaryen attacks Tanselle, Dunk intervenes, sparking a series of misadventures.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
There are his misadventures as a quiet chronicler of wild talents like Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and just about every valuable rocker of the 1970s — the golden gods in rock’s possibly most golden age.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
The Brookings Institution actually tracked 26,511 of these misadventures, including comical attempts to get rid of the folks who guard our nuclear weapons, protect us from Ebola and avian flu and inspect our food.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Almost five years later, that bet has become one of the most expensive misadventures in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Their misadventures spiral into odd, escalating situations that would play better with sharper writing or more adventurous direction.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
When Prince Aerion Targaryen attacks Tanselle, Dunk intervenes, sparking a series of misadventures.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
There are his misadventures as a quiet chronicler of wild talents like Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and just about every valuable rocker of the 1970s — the golden gods in rock’s possibly most golden age.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
The Brookings Institution actually tracked 26,511 of these misadventures, including comical attempts to get rid of the folks who guard our nuclear weapons, protect us from Ebola and avian flu and inspect our food.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Almost five years later, that bet has become one of the most expensive misadventures in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventures
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Embodying a character as evil as Stephen has made the far more relaxed White—whose real-life mother, Katey Sagal, plays his character’s troubled mother on the series—relish the character’s small misfortunes.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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What traits, decisions, or misfortunes exceed a person’s jurisdiction?—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some Minnesotans reacted with doubt and concern to Homan’s announcement Thursday, as many residents’ trust in law enforcement has been eroded by the killings of two residents, weeks of clashes and a troubled history of high-profile tragedies.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their songs have a way of leveling the playing field between tiny frustrations that make up a run-of-the-mill bad day and life-altering tragedies that render previous bad days unmemorable.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Misadventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventures. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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