ACCURSED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accursed

adjective

ə-ˈkərst

variants or accurst

Definition of accursed

as in cursed

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure the video store is charging another accursed late fee

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Recent Examples of accursed And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. — John Kass, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accursed

Adjective

Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
In the press, Duleep was seen as another victim of the cursed Koh-i-Noor, instead of the British Empire.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026