variants
or snakebitten
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 rest of the Dodgers’ offense finally broke out on Monday, against a snakebitten Astros pitching staff.
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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
The Alabama running back tore his ACL against Ole Miss a year ago in what became a snakebit position.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022
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
The Alabama running back tore his ACL against Ole Miss a year ago in what became a snakebit position.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
Adjective
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But, yeah, that would be unfortunate.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There were also rumblings that Banchero was unhappy with Mosley, which began as early as November and continued throughout the season.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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People are unhappy on a grand scale.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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After enduring nearly 10 months with the heartache of disastrous flooding that killed 28 people at the camp – 25 campers, two counselors and the camp’s director, Dick Eastland – days of hearings resulted in an unexpected decision by Camp Mystic’s leaders.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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His portrayal of best-selling thriller writer Greg Russo — adrift in a New England college after a disastrous campus speaking engagement — lands in that sweet spot between comedy and drama that has increasingly defined the modern Emmy landscape.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Also, the Spurs are due for shooting regression from deep, whereas the Blazers have gotten unlucky from 3-point range.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those unlucky enough to be targeted first are turned to red mist, and entire sections of the level don't resist the barrages much better.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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