JINXED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

jinxed 1 of 2

adjective

as in unhappy

having, prone to, or marked by bad luck this fishing rod must be jinxed, seeing as how I never catch anything

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jinxed

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verb

past tense of jinx

as in cursed

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blessed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinxed

Adjective

Garcia and fellow Democrats are mindful of what’s driving unhappy voters who face a vexing mix of inflation and weak economic growth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Sometimes kids performing things on TV look unhappy or awkward, but this girl seems to genuinely enjoy singing while her dad plays guitar.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Every mosquito has a type Count me among the unfortunate souls who are mosquito magnets; something about my body chemistry is irresistible to those tiny bloodsucking fiends.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfortunate

Verb

Anthony Richardson possessed almost extraterrestrial talent but maddening inconsistency.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
New coach Matthias Jaissle’s brand of vertical football lifted the mood at Newcastle and caused Liverpool plenty of problems on a day when Yoane Wissa played like a man possessed.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of possessed

Adjective

After a decision is made, the library captures the outcome and distinguishes between whether the decision itself was sound and whether the outcome was simply lucky or unlucky.

— Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Vitor Pereira was unlucky after doing a fine job of keeping Forest up.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of unlucky

Adjective

Arjun Poudel, a health reporter in Nepal, was commuting to the offices of the Kathmandu Post, in the country’s capital, when messages started coming in about a disastrous flood in his home town, close to the border with China.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Since a disastrous debut, the rookie right-hander has allowed just two runs over his last 9 2/3 innings with 15 strikeouts.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disastrous

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