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Synonyms for Unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪtun·for·tu·nate
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Wiktionary
unfortunateadjective
Synonyms:
unsuccessful, unluckyunfortunateadjective
not favored by fortune
Synonyms:
unlucky, unsuccessfulunfortunateadjective
marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
Synonyms:
unlucky, unsuccessful
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
unfortunate, unfortunate personadjective
a person who suffers misfortune
Synonyms:
unfortunate person, unfortunateAntonyms:
well-off, miraculous, providential, felicitous, well(p), lucky, better off(p), happy, fortunate, heaven-sent, fortuitous, goodunfortunateadjective
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"
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inauspiciousAntonyms:
happy, good, heaven-sent, lucky, felicitous, better off(p), well(p), miraculous, well-off, fortunate, fortuitous, providentialinauspicious, unfortunateadjective
not auspicious; boding ill
Synonyms:
ill, inauspicious, untoward, ominous, unfortunate, adverseAntonyms:
miraculous, felicitous, fortuitous, well(p), better off(p), lucky, good, heaven-sent, happy, providential, well-off, fortunateunfortunateadjective
unsuitable or regrettable
"an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
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inauspiciousAntonyms:
heaven-sent, felicitous, providential, fortuitous, happy, fortunate, better off(p), lucky, good, well(p), well-off, miraculous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unfortunateadjective
Synonyms:
unsuccessful, unprosperous, unlucky, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starredunfortunateadjective
Synonyms:
disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unfortunateadjective
Synonyms:
unlucky, unsuccessful, disastrous, ill-starred, ill-fated
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2535 | broken | |
#4184 | unfortunately | |
#4320 | ill | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#7488 | fallen | |
#12840 | unfortunate | |
#13147 | tragic | |
#14263 | crushed | |
#14572 | unhappy | |
#15772 | disappointing | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17103 | unsuccessful | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#28539 | dismal | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#32663 | unlucky | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#43288 | hapless | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#54242 | regrettable | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#56568 | sorrowful | |
#79668 | untoward | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#127931 | calamitous | |
#137695 | inauspicious |
How to use Unfortunate in a sentence?
Obviously the situation that happened in the Rice family was unfortunate but it did lift up awareness that it’s a real problem that we’ve got to root out, the way it was handled indicates that the NFL was behind the curve, as a lot of institutions have been behind the curve, in sending a clear message.
I’ve seen firsthand the devastation that cancer can have on families, on children, and on all of our loved ones, it can bring you to your knees. It’s physically and emotionally exhausting. It robs you of so many things, including life itself for some of the most unfortunate patients. I never lose sight of that, and that’s why I feel so lucky.
We want to thank people for their cooperation, which allowed for a death toll that while unfortunate was not very high considering the strength of the earthquake.
The timing was unfortunate.
It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court decided not to take this case and determine the constitutionality of these four states’ failure to follow federal and state election law.
Translations for Unfortunate
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- يؤسف لهArabic
- desafortunatCatalan, Valencian
- ulykkelig, uheldigDanish
- unglückselig, unglücklichGerman
- desafortunadoSpanish
- malencontreux, infortunéFrench
- դժբախտArmenian
- desfortunozaIdo
- sfortunatoItalian
- بێبهخت, نهگبهتKurdish
- uheldigNorwegian
- неуда́чный, несчастли́вый, несча́стный, неуда́чливыйRussian
- olyckligSwedish
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