Synonyms of star-crossed
25 similar words
Another word for star-crossed is ill-starred. Other synonyms of star-crossed are dire, sinister, disastrous, ill-fated and foreboding.
Synonyms and similar words for star-crossed
adjectiveIll-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- ill-starredDoomed to a bad fate; hapless.
- augurousFull of augury; foreboding.
- balefulPortending evil; ominous.
- bodefulPortentous; ominous; foreboding.
- bodingForeboding, ominous, portending.
- direWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- disastrousForeboding disaster; ill-omened.
- fatalForeboding death or great disaster.
- forebodingOf ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
- ill-bodingWhich bodes evil; portending bad things.
- ill-fatedUnlucky; doomed.
- ill-omenedHaving a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
- inauspiciousNot auspicious; ill-omened.
- ominous
- brooding
- portentousOminously prophetic.
- presagefulFull of presages; ominous.
- presagiousForeboding; ominous.
- sinisterInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
- divine obsoleteForeboding; prescient.
- inauspicate obsoleteInauspicious.
- nefastous rareInauspicious, disastrous, ill-omened.
- omenic rareHaving the quality of an omen; carrying ominous or prophetic significance.
- prodigious archaicHaving the nature of an omen or portent; ominous, portentous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
Meaning of star-crossed
- adjective Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
Questions about synonyms of star-crossed
- What is another word for star-crossed?
- Star-crossed has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ill-starred, dire, sinister, disastrous, ill-fated, foreboding, inauspicious and baleful.
- What does star-crossed mean?
- Star-crossed means ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: star-crossed (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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