jonah

[joh-nuh] / ˈdʒoʊ nə /

ADJECTIVE

hapless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unlucky woeful

WEAK

cursed hexed ill-fated ill-starred infelicitous jinxed loser luckless miserable poor fish sad sack snakebit star-crossed unhappy untoward voodooed wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy

WEAK

fortuitous fortunate lucky well-off

Example Sentences

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Jonah waited to answer until he’d darted his hand in and stolen the basketball away.

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This gave Jonah a chance to grab the ball again.

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If Chip had asked him that question a few years ago, Jonah would have added, “And she’s got cooties!”

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But Jonah was in seventh grade now, and seventh graders didn’t talk about cooties.

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Anyhow Jonah hadn’t known Chip a few years ago—Chip had moved into the neighborhood just three months ago, in the summertime.

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