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