vicissitudes

The word “vicissitudes” has 4 syllables: vi-cis-si-tudes

It's pronounced as /vɪˈsɪsɪˌtudz/


What is synonym and antonym for vicissitudes?

In the thesaurus, “vicissitudes” has 55 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for vicissitudes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for vicissitudes

  • acid tests
  • adversities
  • afflictions
  • annoyances
  • asperities
  • attainment
  • baptisms
  • behavior
  • challenges
  • circumstances
  • complications
  • conduct
  • crosses
  • crucibles
  • development
  • difficulties
  • discomforts
  • enjoyment
  • enlightenment
  • fires
  • gantlets
  • gauntlets
  • griefs
  • grievances
  • growth
  • hand one is dealt
  • happiness
  • hardships
  • human condition
  • inconveniences
  • initiations
  • journey
  • knowledge
  • lifestyle
  • litmus tests
  • misadventures
  • mischances
  • misfortunes
  • mishaps
  • nuisances
  • ordeals
  • participation
  • personality
  • privations
  • realization
  • rigors
  • suffering
  • tragedies
  • trials
  • trials and tribulations
  • tribulations
  • troubles
  • way of life
  • woes
  • world

Meanings of vicissitudes

  • noun
    1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
    2. (often in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

Example Sentences

  • They remained strong despite the vicissitudes of fortune.
  • The novel explores the vicissitudes of a family's rise and fall.
  • Through all the vicissitudes of life, she never lost her optimism.
  • The refugees had endured countless vicissitudes before finding safety.
  • His career was shaped by the vicissitudes of the political climate.

On this page you'll find 55 synonyms or another words to vicissitudes, such as: acid tests, adversities, afflictions, annoyances, asperities, attainment, baptisms.

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