snakebit

adjective

ˈsnāk-ˌbit How to pronounce snakebit (audio)
variants or snakebitten
Definition of snakebitnext
as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck in retrospect, our assault on the mountain's summit seems to have been snakebit from the get-go

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Recent Examples of snakebit The most obvious someone is Ross Colton, who has played well since returning to the lineup but has had two snakebitten seasons in a row and was a healthy scratch to start the playoffs. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 The rest of the Dodgers’ offense finally broke out on Monday, against a snakebitten Astros pitching staff. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 For years, Tomlinson felt snakebit. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026 No Red Wings player had been more snakebitten through the first eight games and two periods than Alex DeBrincat. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 While both teams were in position to flip some results, the Ravens have to feel a little snakebitten with how their games have played out, including a couple of fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumbles. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 After the snakebitten franchise, famous for losing four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, finally snapped a miserable 17-season playoff drought in 2017, then drafted franchise cornerstone quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills have been back, baby. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 The five women sent into the woods for the retreat come back late, drenched, bloody, snakebit and down one member — Alice has disappeared. — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 To say the fourth-line center was snakebit is underselling it. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
  1. unfortunate
  2. unhappy
  3. disastrous
  4. unlucky
Adjective
  • But Michael Pentecost, a Royse City resident who was not at the swimming pool, called the situation unfortunate.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This unfortunate incident significantly complicates FC Barcelona's squad planning.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfortunate
Adjective
  • Some Democratic board members noted that voters unhappy with Lukas’ performance can express their dissatisfaction in the 2028 election.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When the motorcycle crew was unhappy with the drugs, Hinman and Beausoleil got into a confrontation.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Boone didn’t get to watch the disastrous half-inning from the dugout, as he was ejected in the top of the sixth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Despite so many past failures, Washington’s foreign policy debates are frequently still dominated by aging officials who made disastrous choices.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disastrous
Adjective
  • His first run allowed came on a Dansby Swanson home run in the third inning, with the second coming on an unlucky break.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kidnappings in Nigeria target the rich and the poor, the prominent and the unlucky.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlucky

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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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