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snakebit

adjective

ˈsnāk-ˌbit How to pronounce snakebit (audio)
variants or snakebitten
Definition of snakebitnext
as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck in retrospect, our assault on the mountain's summit seems to have been snakebit from the get-go

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Recent Examples of snakebit The most obvious someone is Ross Colton, who has played well since returning to the lineup but has had two snakebitten seasons in a row and was a healthy scratch to start the playoffs. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 The rest of the Dodgers’ offense finally broke out on Monday, against a snakebitten Astros pitching staff. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 For years, Tomlinson felt snakebit. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026 No Red Wings player had been more snakebitten through the first eight games and two periods than Alex DeBrincat. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 While both teams were in position to flip some results, the Ravens have to feel a little snakebitten with how their games have played out, including a couple of fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumbles. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 After the snakebitten franchise, famous for losing four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, finally snapped a miserable 17-season playoff drought in 2017, then drafted franchise cornerstone quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills have been back, baby. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 The five women sent into the woods for the retreat come back late, drenched, bloody, snakebit and down one member — Alice has disappeared. — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 To say the fourth-line center was snakebit is underselling it. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
  1. unfortunate
  2. unhappy
  3. disastrous
  4. unlucky
Adjective
  • That is the unfortunate part of a tenure full of expansion, media-rights billions and two transformational collective bargaining agreements.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Moore and his allies are presenting gerrymandering as an unfortunate response to an acute political crisis, but trying to gerrymander Maryland in favor of Democrats is far from a new effort.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfortunate
Adjective
  • Warner and Greenlaw — close friends since San Francisco drafted Greenlaw in 2019 — were together again after both missed most of the 2025 season with injuries, Greenlaw’s coming as an unhappy member of the Denver Broncos.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There's also the daunting task of keeping young conservatives engaged at a time when many of them are unhappy with party leaders.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • The disastrous late-August flash flooding near Phantom Ranch struck below the burn scar left by that blaze, the National Weather Service said.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The bill for the disastrous Leonard era now includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning, two-time MVP — 10 first-round picks and two additional pick swaps.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disastrous
Adjective
  • Manning was 23-for-37 for only 195 yards with one touchdown and a comically unlucky interception.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But that’s not to say the song isn’t fresh, with Shygirl’s silky voice adding warmth to the lush track, which comes with a sharp video featuring Shygirl in a pretty unlucky situation.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of unlucky

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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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