Synonyms for unfortunate

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1. Not promoting good fortune

   unpropitious, adverse, damaging; see unfavorable 2.

2. Not enjoying good fortune

   unlucky, luckless, unhappy, hapless, afflicted, troubled, stricken, unsuccessful, without success, burdened, pained, not prosperous, ill-starred, in adverse circumstances, out of fortune, forsaken by fortune, cursed, broken, shattered, ill-fated, on the road to ruin, in a desperate plight, ruined, out of luck*, in a bad way*, jinxed*, hexed*, behind the eight ball*, hoodooed*, gone to the dogs*, down on one's luck*; see also sad 1.

   Antonyms happy*, lucky, prosperous.

3. Not enjoying prosperity

   destitute, impoverished, bankrupt; see poor 1.