- unfortunate
- adj1. unlucky, luckless, out of luck, down on one's luck, hapless, Inf. jinxed, born undei an evil star, cursed; unsuccessful, unprosperous, fortuneless, poor, wretched, unblessed, hopeless; unhappy, woebegone, pathetic, forlorn, pitiable, miserable.2. untoward, unfavorable, unpromising, adverse, ill, contrary, unpropitious, inauspicious; untimely, inopportune, unseasonable, disadvantageous; ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, ill-omened, doomed; ill-boding, ominous, sinister, hostile, threatening, portentous, menacing, malign, minatory.3. deplorable, lamentable, regrettable, distressing, upsetting, disturbing, Inf: too bad; afflicting, tormenting, troublesome; unforeseeable, tragic, calamitous, heinous, outrageous, grievous, disastrous; somber, solemn, grave, heavy, oppressive.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.