Unfortunate Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭn-fôrchə-nĭt
Not promoting good fortune
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. unpropitious
  2. adverse
  3. damaging
Not enjoying good fortune
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. hapless
  2. ill-fated
  3. ill-starred
  4. luckless
  5. unlucky
  6. unhappy
  7. afflicted
  8. cursed
  9. sad
  10. inauspicious
  11. unsuccessful
  12. star-crossed
  13. untoward
  14. troubled
  15. stricken
  16. without success
  17. burdened
  18. pained
  19. not prosperous
  20. in adverse circumstances
  21. bad
  22. out of fortune
  23. calamitous
  24. regrettable
  25. forsaken by fortune
  26. deplorable
  27. broken
  28. disastrous
  29. shattered
  30. dismal
  31. doomed
  32. on the road to ruin
  33. in a desperate plight
  34. ruined
  35. out-of-luck
  36. inappropriate
  37. in a bad way
  38. jinxed
  39. infelicitous
  40. hexed
  41. inopportune
  42. behind-the-eight-ball
  43. lamentable
  44. hoodooed
  45. gone-to-the-dogs
  46. miserable
  47. down-on-one-s-luck
  48. poor
  49. unpropitious
  50. unsuitable
  51. wretch
  52. wretched
Antonyms:
  1. happy
  2. lucky
  3. auspicious
  4. prosperous
  5. fortunate
Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. awkward
  2. ill-chosen
  3. inappropriate
  4. inept
  5. infelicitous
  6. unhappy
A person living under very unhappy circumstances
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. loser
  2. miserable
  3. underdog
  4. unfortunate person
  5. underprivileged
  6. wretch

Words Related to Unfortunate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Unfortunate Sentence Examples

  • There wasn't any evidence to suggest other than an unfortunate accident.

  • Unfortunate, but I like the result.

  • He is an unfortunate madman who did not know what he was doing.

  • She is so unfortunate, a stranger, alone, helpless!

  • Ah, she is such an unfortunate and charming woman!

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