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
For years, Tomlinson felt snakebit.
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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
But what has made this category of sites providing cryptocurrency and other services based on blockchain technology seem so snakebit?
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022
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
But what has made this category of sites providing cryptocurrency and other services based on blockchain technology seem so snakebit?
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
Adjective
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One bad matchup, one bad shooting night, one unfortunate stretch of five minutes can define a season’s ending.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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And there are a slew of new candidates for the blood cannon in Ready or Not 2, whose baddies are a more wide-ranging lot than the Le Domases, the game-company-owning clan that Grace (Samara Weaving) is unfortunate enough to marry into in the original Ready or Not.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But there are so many other parts of Nigeria, unhappy in their union, who would also want that privilege.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The matter then came before the Board of Supervisors, which was caught between a sea of unhappy constituents and the possibility of a costly legal battle if the plan was not approved.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So had Florida not decided to tweak its offense to emphasize paint touches, dwindling the bricks its guards had regularly tossed through the first two disastrous months, this could have been a historic season.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Part of the rush to take up flags may be the disastrous economy in Britain.—
Simon Constable,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its powers also appear to act on a few lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view) individuals.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Those unlucky enough to not have a real fan, like all the publicists on the carpet, were using their folders and papers to fan themselves instead—but nothing seemed to really break the heat.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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