dire Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- lonely
- depressive
- portentous
- murky
- unfortunate
- somber
- depressing
- foreboding
- gray
- black
- direful
- grey
- ill
- ill-boding
- threatening
- dark
- inauspicious
- darkening
- minatory
- unfavorable
- baleful
- desolate
Weak:
- disconsolate
- lonesome
- disheartening
- tenebrific
- sombre
- evil
- dreary
- morose
- cheerless
- elegiac
- sepulchral
- cimmerian
- discouraging
- miserable
- plutonian
- tenebrous
- forlorn
- unlucky
- dreich
- sullen
- drear
- troubled
- saturnine
- unpropitious
- elegiacal
- comfortless
- funereal
- godforsaken
- doomy
- cold
- malignant
- glum
- gloomy
- cloudy
- lugubrious
- morbid
- unpromising
- dismal
- wretched
- chill
- malign
- hopeless
- dim
Meaning of dire
dire (s)
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
causing fear or dread or terror
dire (superl.)
Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
dire Sentence Examples
- The scouts who endured the dire conditions in the wilderness were given a celebration in their honor.
- With dwindling resources, the dire situation caused the kingdom to resort to desperate measures.
- The abandoned, dilapidated house exuded a dire aura that warned passersby to stay away.
- The doctor delivered the dire diagnosis, leaving the family in a state of despair.
- Despite the dire circumstances, the community rallied together to provide aid and support.
- The drought led to a dire water shortage, forcing the town to implement strict water conservation measures.
- War had ravaged the nation, leaving in its wake a dire humanitarian crisis.
- The person's financial situation took a dire turn when they lost their job and were unable to pay rent.
- The injured climber's situation became dire as night fell and救援 workers struggled to reach them.
- The storm caused dire damage to the coastline, destroying homes and businesses.
FAQs About the word dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless, causing fear or dread or terrorIll-boding; portentous; as, dire omens., Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; ho
sinister,ominous, bleak, menacing, lonely, depressive, portentous, murky, unfortunate, somber
promising, benign, bright, bright, golden, favorable, golden, hopeful,favorable, benign
The scouts who endured the dire conditions in the wilderness were given a celebration in their honor.
With dwindling resources, the dire situation caused the kingdom to resort to desperate measures.
The abandoned, dilapidated house exuded a dire aura that warned passersby to stay away.
The doctor delivered the dire diagnosis, leaving the family in a state of despair.
