star-crossed

Examples

• All

• My name is Hazel Grace Lancaster... and Augustus Waters was the star-crossed love of my life.

  The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

• Such is the plot of this "contemporary" story of star-crossed lovers.

  Academic text (1991)

• Now, I can sell the star-crossed lovers from District 12...

  The Hunger Games (2012)

• See yourself in these star-crossed lovers.

  Spaceman (2024)

• We are not star-crossed lovers.

  The Hunger Games (2012)

• But we were star-crossed lovers, little knowing what fate had in store.

  Ageless Love (2022)

• A fairy tale ending for two star-crossed lovers.

  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

• At this time of year, millions of people in East and Southeast Asian countries tell similar tales of these star crossed lovers celebrating their annual reunion.

• Amid the naval and security crises, the star-crossed romance of Michel and Marianne.

  Academic text (2008)

• In the play, the two main characters are portrayed as star-crossed lovers, destined to face tragedy due to external forces.

Synonyms

U

unlucky

vsstar-crossed

91 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

is used especially for relationships thwarted by fate rather than general bad luck

I

ill-fated

vsstar-crossed

19 6.1

Likely to have very bad luck and end badly

is used especially for relationships thwarted by fate rather than certain disaster

D

doomed

vsstar-crossed

7 4.9

Certain to have a bad end, like failure or destruction

focuses on lovers thwarted by fate rather than on pure certainty

J

jinxed

vsstar-crossed

• Informal

2 7.9

Having a lot of bad luck that causes many problems

refers to relationships blocked by fate rather than a temporary curse

I

ill-starred

vsstar-crossed

• Literature

1 9.0

Likely to have bad luck and end badly

is used especially for relationships thwarted by fate

H

hexed

vsstar-crossed

• Informal

1 8.8

Having bad luck because someone put a curse on them

means relationships are thwarted by fate rather than harmed by a curse

I

ill-omened

vsstar-crossed

• Literature

8.7

A thing that people think will bring bad luck

is used especially for relationships thwarted by fate rather than a warning

Antonyms

F

fortunate

296 1.8

Being lucky in a situation

B

blessed

2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

How Doomed

doomed

8.8

star-crossed

• Literature

9 8.9

ill-fated

19 6.1

cursed

• Literature

1 5.3

unlucky

91 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology