Synonyms for unlucky
ʌnˈlʌk iun·luck·y

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1. unlucky

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

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

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1. unlucky, lucklessadjective

   having or bringing misfortune

   "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

   Synonyms:
   doomed, ill-omened, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless

   Antonyms:
   serendipitous, apotropaic, fortunate, lucky, hot

2. doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unluckyadjective

   marked by or promising bad fortune

   "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

   Synonyms:
   doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, damned, unsaved, fated, unredeemed, cursed, luckless, ill-starred

   Antonyms:
   apotropaic, serendipitous, fortunate, lucky, hot

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1. unluckyadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfortunate, unsuccessful, luckless, ill-starred

2. unluckyadjective

   Synonyms:
   inauspicious, ill-omened

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1. unluckyadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfortunate, luckless, ill-starred, unhappy, untoward

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1. List of paraphrases for "unlucky":

   unfortunate, unhappy, miserable

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1. Melek Hu:

   The first feeling if I meet them (in competition) is that I'm very unlucky, because it's very difficult to beat them and it feels like the match may be over very quickly, but the Chinese team represents the highest level of competition, one also wants to see how wide the gap is between them and I. After all, you won't always get a chance to exchange blows with such high standards.

2. Max Verstappen:

   I think it's still going to be hard, we need a bit of luck as well for that, but I will give everything. Of course we had some really unlucky results but... they( Ferrari) should have been miles ahead of us over the whole year.

3. Rafael Nadal:

   He was very unlucky, the only thing that I am sure is he is going to win not one — much more than one. So I wish him all the best and a very fast recovery.

4. Filippo Ganna:

   When I see the puncture, I think,' Ah, today unlucky, I lose the race', i changed the bike really well, really fast, like a Formula One race, and then when I crossed the line I think, ‘ OK, now will win Cavagna, ’ because he’s a really good rider, really good time trial.

5. Godfather, The:

   Don Corleone I'm a superstitious man, and if some unlucky accident should befall Michael - if he is to be shot in the head by a police officer, or be found hung dead in a jail cell... or if he should be struck by a bolt of lightning - then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room and then I do not forgive. But with said, I pledge - on the souls of my grandchildren - that I will not be the one to break the peace that we have made today.