Synonyms for adversity
ædˈvɜr sɪ tiad·ver·si·ty

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1. adversity

   Misfortune is adverse fortune or any instance thereof, any untoward event, usually of lingering character or consequences, and such as the sufferer is not deemed directly responsible for; as, he had the misfortune to be born blind. Any considerable disappointment, failure, or misfortune, as regards outward circumstances, as loss of fortune, position, and the like, when long continued or attended with enduring consequences, constitutes adversity. For the loss of friends by death we commonly use affliction or bereavement. Calamity and disaster are used of sudden and severe misfortunes, often overwhelming; ill fortune and ill luck, of lighter troubles and failures. We speak of the misery of the poor, the hardships of the soldier. Affliction, chastening, trial, and tribulation have all an especially religious bearing, suggesting some disciplinary purpose of God with beneficent design. Affliction may be keen and bitter, but brief; tribulation is long and wearing. We speak of an affliction, but rarely of a tribulation, since tribulation is viewed as a continuous process, which may endure for years or for a lifetime; but we speak of our daily trials. Compare CATASTROPHE.

   Synonyms:
   affliction, bereavement, blow, calamity, chastening, chastisement, disappointment, disaster, distress, failure, hardship, harm, ill, ill fortune, ill luck, misadventure, mischance, misery, misfortune, mishap, reverse, ruin, sorrow, stroke, trial, tribulation, trouble, visitation

   Antonyms:
   blessing, boon, comfort, consolation, good fortune, good luck, gratification, happiness, joy, pleasure, prosperity, relief, success, triumph

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1. adversity

   Synonyms:
   ill-luck, misfortune, misery, calamity, disaster, distress, unsuccess, failure, ruin, trouble, affliction, sorrow

   Antonyms:
   good-luck, prosperity, happiness, success, advancement

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1. adversity, hardship, hard knocksnoun

   a state of misfortune or affliction

   "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

   Synonyms:
   rigor, rigourousness, severeness, hardship, severity, grimness, asperity, rigorousness, rigour, hard knocks

2. adversitynoun

   a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event

   "a period marked by adversities"

   Synonyms:
   hard knocks, hardship

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1. • Misfortune

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1. adversitynoun

   Synonyms:
   misfortune, calamity, affliction, trouble, suffering, woe, disaster, distress, misery, ill-luck, bad luck, broken fortunes, hard life, frowns of fortune

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1. adversitynoun

   Synonyms:
   misfortune, buffeting, disaster, affliction, reverses, trouble

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1. List of paraphrases for "adversity":

   ordeal, downturn, hardship

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1. Mark Rodgers:

   He’s become our ambassador, we’ve Zoomed with him several times, i used him as an example of overcoming adversity. ‘Baseball is not about living and dying, having colon cancer is about living and dying. Baseball has got to be fun.’ That’s the message that Trey gave to these kids.

2. Associated Press -RRB- Tannehill:

   Its an honor you never want to be up for, but its an honor to be recognized, and you had to overcome a lot of adversity, to get this point, its special.

3. Arron Mosby:

   It was a humbling moment for our team, coming off a big win, you have people pumping your head in the sky and stuff like that. Going into conference play, everyone wants that title that we have. When adversity hit, it was great to to see our team keep fighting and come out with the victory.

4. Romanian Proverb:

   Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

5. Freddie Kitchens:

   There has been adversity hit it seems like all year so these guys have answered the call of adversity, and I expect them to do the same moving forward, there will not be any excuses. We will have 11 out on the field, and those 11 will be expected to do their job.