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