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