ill-starred vs ill-fated

ill-starred and ill-fated both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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