ill-fated vs ill-starred

ill-fated and ill-starred both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill-fated	No	Yes	No	No
ill-starred	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ill-fated and ill-starred are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ill-fated include doomed, ill-omened, unlucky.

ill-fated (adjective)	ill-starred (adjective)
marked by or promising bad fortune	marked by or promising bad fortune