Synonyms of misfortunes

misfortunes

noun

plural of misfortune

as in tragedies

bad luck or an example of this

through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony

our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misfortunes

Deer-Proof Your Garden To keep your flowers from being gobbled up by deer—one of the most heartbreaking of all garden misfortunes—choose flowers that people find glorious and deer find disgusting. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026

The Philadelphia singer-songwriter seeks out the mystical potential of quotidian misfortunes in a set of psychedelic-of-center bedroom pop songs. — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026

But a staggering series of misfortunes – an arsonist destroyed her rental house; the private equity firm that owned the house still demanded two months’ rent and kept her security deposit; she was diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer – forced her into tenuous housing situations. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026

Their eyelike motifs have been associated with the evil eye that could curse performances and bring misfortunes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

How does falling victim to one of the most notoriously unlikely of all misfortunes reorient your sense of chance, of fate? — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

This is but the first in a series of escalating misfortunes. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026