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