dire Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- direful
- grey
- inauspicious
- darkening
- baleful
- unfavorable
- dark
- depressive
- murky
- black
- ill-boding
- ill
- desolate
- lonely
- minatory
- portentous
- somber
- foreboding
- gray
- unfortunate
- threatening
- depressing
Weak:
- glum
- sepulchral
- elegiacal
- miserable
- plutonian
- disconsolate
- chill
- gloomy
- unpropitious
- doomy
- cloudy
- unlucky
- forlorn
- cimmerian
- elegiac
- morose
- disheartening
- saturnine
- lonesome
- malign
- dismal
- malignant
- discouraging
- godforsaken
- tenebrific
- wretched
- tenebrous
- funereal
- hopeless
- cold
- morbid
- sombre
- drear
- dreich
- sullen
- comfortless
- evil
- troubled
- dreary
- lugubrious
- cheerless
- unpromising
- 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, direful, grey, inauspicious, darkening, baleful, unfavorable
bright,favorable, benign, promising, benign, favorable, bright, hopeful, golden, hopeful
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.
