hamartia

The word “hamartia” has 4 syllables: ha-mar-ti-a

It's pronounced as /həˈmɑrtiə/


What is synonym and antonym for hamartia?

In the thesaurus, “hamartia” has 11 synonyms.

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


Synonyms for hamartia

  • back
  • chink
  • downfall
  • failing flaw
  • jugular
  • ruin
  • soft spot
  • tragic flaw
  • underbelly
  • undoing
  • weak point

Meanings of hamartia

  • noun
    1. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
    2. Sin.

Example Sentences

  • The tragic hero's hamartia led to his downfall in the play.
  • Aristotle discussed the concept of hamartia in his analysis of Greek tragedy.
  • Oedipus's hamartia was his ignorance of his true identity.
  • The protagonist's fatal flaw, or hamartia, drives the plot of many classical dramas.
  • In literature, characters often grapple with their hamartia as they confront their destinies.

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms or another words to hamartia, such as: back, chink, downfall, failing flaw, jugular, ruin, soft spot.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

back

  • aback
  • abaft
  • abet
  • abide by
  • about
  • across
  • adopt
  • advance
  • advise
  • advocate
  • affirm
  • aft
  • after
  • ago
  • agone
  • aid
  • ally
  • angel
  • anticlockwise
  • around
  • assist
  • astern
  • athwart
  • attend
  • avouch
  • back end
  • back of
  • backside
  • backstop
  • backtrack
  • backward
  • backwards
  • bail out
  • bankroll
  • bear a hand
  • behind
  • benefit
  • bolster
  • boost
  • buttress
  • champion
  • chink
  • comfort
  • confirm
  • corroborate
  • counsel
  • countenance
  • counter
  • counterclockwise
  • delayed
  • deliver
  • dorsal
  • down
  • downfall
  • downward
  • downwards
  • drive back
  • ease
  • elapsed
  • embolden
  • embrace
  • encourage
  • endorse
  • espouse
  • establish
  • extremity
  • facilitate
  • fall back
  • far end
  • favor
  • final
  • finance
  • following
  • former
  • forward
  • foster
  • further
  • give a boost
  • give a leg up
  • give a lift
  • go in for
  • go to bat for
  • grubstake
  • guide
  • hamartia
  • hearten
  • help
  • hind
  • hinder
  • hindmost
  • hindpart
  • hindquarters
  • hold a brief for
  • in the wake of
  • indorse
  • jugular
  • launch
  • left-handed
  • left-handedly
  • mentor
  • nurture
  • oblige
  • obversely
  • overdue
  • past
  • patronize
  • plug
  • posterior
  • preach
  • previous
  • profit
  • promote
  • prove
  • rear
  • rearmost
  • rearward
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  • recede
  • reenforce
  • regress
  • reinforce
  • repel
  • repulse
  • rescue
  • retire
  • retract
  • retreat
  • retrograde
  • reverse
  • reversely
  • round
  • ruin
  • sanction
  • save
  • second
  • serve
  • side with
  • since
  • soft spot
  • sponsor
  • stake
  • stand behind
  • stand up for
  • stern
  • sternforemost
  • stick by
  • stick up for
  • subsidize
  • substantiate
  • succor
  • support
  • sustain
  • syne
  • tail
  • tail end
  • tailpiece
  • talk up
  • to stand one in good stead
  • tragic flaw
  • turn tail
  • underbelly
  • underwrite
  • undoing
  • uphold
  • validate
  • verify
  • widdershins
  • withdraw
  • withershins

backs

  • abets
  • adopts
  • advances
  • advises
  • advocates
  • affirms
  • aids
  • assists
  • attends
  • avouches
  • backstops
  • bails out
  • bears a hand
  • benefits
  • bolsters
  • boosts
  • buttresses
  • champions
  • chinks
  • comforts
  • confirms
  • corroborates
  • counsels
  • delivers
  • downfalls
  • eases
  • emboldens
  • embraces
  • encourages
  • endorses
  • espouses
  • establishes
  • facilitates
  • favors
  • forwards
  • fosters
  • furthers
  • goes in for
  • goes to bat for
  • guides
  • hamartias
  • heartens
  • helps
  • holds a brief for
  • indorses
  • jugulars
  • launches
  • mentors
  • nurtures
  • obliges
  • patronizes
  • plugs
  • preaches
  • profits
  • promotes
  • proves
  • rears
  • reenforces
  • reinforces
  • rescues
  • reverses
  • ruins
  • saves
  • seconds
  • serves
  • soft spots
  • sponsors
  • stands one in good stead
  • stands up for
  • sticks up for
  • substantiates
  • succors
  • supports
  • sustains
  • tails
  • talks up
  • tragic flaws
  • underbellies
  • undoings
  • validates
  • verifies

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