Synonyms for unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪtun·for·tu·nate

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1. unfortunateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsuccessful, unlucky

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, lucky

2. unfortunateadjective

   not favored by fortune

   Synonyms:
   unlucky, unsuccessful

   Antonyms:
   lucky, fortunate

3. unfortunateadjective

   marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

   Synonyms:
   unlucky, unsuccessful

   Antonyms:
   lucky, fortunate

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1. unfortunate

   Synonyms:
   broken, crushed, fallen, ill-starred, miserable, unhappy, unlucky, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   favored, fortunate, happy, lucky, prospered, prosperous, successful

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1. unfortunate

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, illfated, unlucky, wretched, unhappy, miserable

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1. unfortunate, unfortunate personadjective

   a person who suffers misfortune

   Synonyms:
   unfortunate person

   Antonyms:
   well-off, miraculous, providential, felicitous, well(p), lucky, better off(p), happy, fortunate, heaven-sent, fortuitous, good

2. unfortunateadjective

   not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

   "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

   Synonyms:
   inauspicious

   Antonyms:
   happy, good, heaven-sent, lucky, felicitous, better off(p), well(p), miraculous, well-off, fortunate, fortuitous, providential

3. inauspicious, unfortunateadjective

   not auspicious; boding ill

   Synonyms:
   ill, inauspicious, untoward, ominous, adverse

   Antonyms:
   miraculous, felicitous, fortuitous, well(p), better off(p), lucky, good, heaven-sent, happy, providential, well-off, fortunate

4. unfortunateadjective

   unsuitable or regrettable

   "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"

   Synonyms:
   inauspicious

   Antonyms:
   heaven-sent, felicitous, providential, fortuitous, happy, fortunate, better off(p), lucky, good, well(p), well-off, miraculous

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1. unfortunateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsuccessful, unprosperous, unlucky, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred

2. unfortunateadjective

   Synonyms:
   disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable

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1. unfortunateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlucky, unsuccessful, disastrous, ill-starred, ill-fated

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1. List of paraphrases for "unfortunate":

   regrettable, unhappy, deplorable, sad, lamentable, miserable, hapless, unlucky, wretched, unappy, tragic, unpleasant, disgraceful, ill-fated, pitiful, dismal, unfortunately, disappointing, sorrowful, untoward

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1. John Kuntz/Cleveland:

   Its really unfortunate that people are trying to paint all of these different narratives, that is another person that imposed their beliefs, probably to try to challenge The Cleveland Police Department.

2. Hakeem Jeffries:

   There are complicating factors in connection with the negotiations that are ongoing, in part that involve some of the law enforcement organizations at the national level trying to torpedo the progress that has been made. And that’s quite unfortunate because we can’t have a situation where a genuine bipartisan effort to achieve police accountability, it’s actually written by those police organizations that we’re trying to hold accountable — that makes zero sense. And so this is an obstacle and a stumbling block, but not an unsurprising one, because we always knew that it would exist and I still believe that it can be overcome as part of the effort to transform policing in America.

3. Amit Khera:

   I feel like this is sensationalism, and it's unfortunate, because it takes away from a balanced and important discussion on risks and side effects.

4. Moez Kaba:

   No one disputes that the plaintiff's situation was unfortunate.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   Those claims are entirely untrue. It is unfortunate that the Conservatives keep having to make up attacks against us.