Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb jinx

2 senses of jinx

Sense 1
hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx -- (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
       => charm, becharm -- (control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft)

Sense 2
jinx -- (foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!")
       => predestine, foreordain, preordain -- (foreordain or determine beforehand)

Antonyms of adj jinxed

1 sense of jinxed

Sense 1
hexed, jinxed -- ((usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune)

INDIRECT (VIA unlucky) -> lucky -- (having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man")

Similarity of adj jinxed

1 sense of jinxed

Sense 1
hexed, jinxed -- ((usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune)
       => unlucky (vs. lucky), luckless -- (having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date")

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