Synonyms and Antonyms of adversity
1
bad luck or an example of this
- many people came face-to-face with life-altering adversity when the stock market crashed
calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster
affliction, hardship, trial, tribulation, woe
distress, misery, suffering, unhappiness
defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess
curse, evil, sorrow, trouble
accident, casualty
blow, body blow, disappointment, letdown, setback
circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion
break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, strike, stroke, windfall
accomplishment, achievement, success
2
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
- some overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes
discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance
affliction, trial, tribulation
knock, misfortune, mishap, tragedy
bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, handicap, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, pons asinorum, rub, shackle, snag, stop, trammel
block, chain, deterrent, encumbrance, fetter, inhibition
hump
