Synonyms of mischance
16 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for mischance is adversity. Other synonyms of mischance are mishap, unluck, misluck, unfortunateness and unluckiness. The opposite of mischance is fortuity.
Synonyms and similar words for mischance
nounBad luck, misfortune.
- mishapIll luck; misfortune; mischance.
- misluckIll luck; misfortune.
- adversenessThe state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
- adversityThe state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- bad cessBad luck, failure, or evil befalling.
- bad luckAn undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
- hard luckBad luck.
- ill luckBad luck; misluck; misfortune.
- misadventure
- misfortune
- tough luckBad luck.
- unfortunatenessThe quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance.
- unluckAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
- unluckinessThe state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.
- disadventure obsoleteSynonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake.
- illfare archaicMisfortune; detriment; harm; evilfare.
Opposite of mischance
nounA mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
- fortuityThe state of being fortuitous.
Meaning of mischance
- noun Bad luck, misfortune.
- noun A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
- verb To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).
mischance in other languages
Questions about synonyms of mischance
- What is another word for mischance?
- Mischance has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adversity, mishap, unluck, misluck, unfortunateness and unluckiness.
- What is the opposite of mischance?
- The opposite of mischance is fortuity.
- What does mischance mean?
- Mischance means bad luck, misfortune.
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