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Synonyms of cursed

95 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for cursed is condemned. Other synonyms of cursed are damned, doomed, done, charmed and ill-fated. The opposite of cursed is blessed.

Synonyms and similar words for cursed

adjectiveUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

  • accursedDoomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
  • cussedCursed, damned.
  • bewitchedUnder a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
  • spellboundUnder the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
  • condemnedHaving received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally.
  • star-crossedIll-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
  • sunk
  • damnedGodforsaken.
  • dead meat slang
  • doomedAssured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
  • doneWithout hope or prospect of completion or success.
  • finishedDone for; doomed; used up.
  • ill-fatedUnlucky; doomed.
  • lost
  • sentenced
  • undone
  • bespelledEndued with magical power; enchanted; charmed.
  • charmedUnder a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.
  • enchanted
  • ensorcelled
  • maleficiateCursed; bewitched.
  • under a spellBewitched; held (as if) by the power of a magical spell.
  • fey archaic, poeticAbout to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.
  • forspoken obsoleteBewitched, charmed.

adjectiveShrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).

adjectiveHateful; damnable; accursed.

adjectiveFrightening or unsettling, or humorously portrayed as such.

  • bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
  • cringeSynonym of cringeworthy or uncool, inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment.
  • macabre

Opposite of cursed

adjectiveUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

  • blessedHaving divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

Meaning of cursed

  1. adjective Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
  2. adjective Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
  3. adjective Hateful; damnable; accursed.

Full definition of cursed

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Questions about synonyms of cursed

What is another word for cursed?
Cursed has 95 synonyms on Word.ws, such as condemned, damned, doomed, done, charmed, ill-fated, bewitched and spellbound.
What is the opposite of cursed?
The opposite of cursed is blessed.
What does cursed mean?
Cursed means under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cursed (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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