jinxed

Examples

• All

• Swear to god, I am jinxed.

  Breathless (1983)

• Well, now I'm really jinxed.

  Christmas Princess (2017)

• You're no more jinxed than the rest of us.

  Fortress (2012)

• They say I am jinxed.

  The Woman I Love (1937)

• I am jinxed.

  Fiction book (1995)

• After losing three games in a row, she started to think that she was jinxed.

• Many people believe that breaking a mirror can leave you jinxed with bad luck.

• He jokingly claimed he was jinxed because his car broke down on the way to the party.

Synonyms

U

unlucky

vsjinxed

91 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

stresses a belief in a harmful influence or spell rather than chance

I

ill-fated

vsjinxed

19 6.1

Likely to have very bad luck and end badly

focuses on ongoing bad luck rather than certain disastrous outcome

D

down on one's luck

vsjinxed

7 6.7

Having bad luck, often with money

refers to being under a lasting unlucky influence rather than a short spell

D

doomed

vsjinxed

7 4.9

Certain to have a bad end, like failure or destruction

is more about belief in unlucky influence than inevitable fate

L

luckless

vsjinxed

2 5.3

A person who has many bad things happen to them

highlights being thought affected by a curse rather than mere bad luck

C

cursed

vsjinxed

• Literature

1 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

is about bad luck or belief rather than an especially harsh fate

H

hexed

vsjinxed

• Informal

1 8.8

Having bad luck because someone put a curse on them

is about believed bad luck generally not necessarily from a real spell

I

ill-starred

vsjinxed

• Literature

1 9.0

Likely to have bad luck and end badly

is about believed bad luck without implying fixed destiny

M

misfortunate

vsjinxed

• Archaic

1 7.1

Unlucky and in need of help

emphasizes a belief in bad luck or a spell not only pity

I

ill-omened

vsjinxed

• Literature

8.7

A thing that people think will bring bad luck

is about being unlucky now or believed to be under misfortune

Antonyms

B

blessed

2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

How Lucky

lucky

∞ 1.0

unlucky

91 1.0

jinxed

• Informal

2 7.9

cursed

• Literature

1 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology