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Synonyms for unfortunate
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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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfortunate

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfortunate

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

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfortunateadjective

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

  2. unfortunateadjective

    Synonyms:
    disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfortunateadjective

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

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4184unfortunately
#4320ill
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#7488fallen
#12840unfortunate
#13147tragic
#14263crushed
#14572unhappy
#15772disappointing
#17102miserable
#17103unsuccessful
#18616unpleasant
#28539dismal
#30945wretched
#31860ominous
#32663unlucky
#40996pitiful
#43288hapless
#45257disgraceful
#54242regrettable
#55032deplorable
#56568sorrowful
#79668untoward
#95216lamentable
#127931calamitous
#137695inauspicious

How to use unfortunate in a sentence?

  1. Brad Parscale:

    Yeah, well, that's unfortunate. There's not much you can do about those kind of people, i'll tell Brad Parscale as one of the lead Trump people and the campaign manager of the army of Trump, that I would never want any single person to do anything violent against anyone. I don't think that's how Brad Parscale change the minds. I don't think that's how Brad Parscale change the country for the better.

  2. Pat Dowell:

    This was an attempt to suppress, in my case, my community, an African American community, solidly Democratic, suppress voter turnout in this upcoming general election, it's unfortunate that the powers that be, or whoever is behind this, would stoop so low to keep people from voting their choice this election, which is very, very important.

  3. James Glasgow:

    It is unfortunate that prosecutors sometimes must deal with allegations of this nature. However, in no way will a threat to my personal safety deter me from the important work I perform as the State's Attorney on behalf of the citizens of Will County.

  4. Marc Rolph:

    It was unfortunate that the timing of the cancellation was so close to (the) date of the event.

  5. Kamala Harris:

    I think that its unfortunate that we have someone on this stage who is attempting to be the Democratic nominee for president of the United Stateswho, during the Obama administration, spent four years full-time on Fox News criticizing President Obama.


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