There was an unfortunate incident at home.
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Unfortunate
//ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt//
Synonyms for "unfortunate" (182 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (54)
drearyevilevil-starredfailedfailingfatalfatefulforebodingforlornfortunelessfruitlessfunestfutilegloomygracelessgrievoushaplesshard-luck guyhardcaseheartbreaking
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heartrendingillill offill starredill-advisedill-bodingill-chosenill-consideredill-fatedill-offill-omenedill-seasonedill-starredill-suitedill-timedimpoliticimproperin adverse circumstancesinadvisableinappropriateinaptincongruousinconvenientineffectiveineffectualinefficaciousineptinexpedientinopportuneintempestiveintrusiveirrelevantlame
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (91)
lamentablelateloserloweringlucklessmal a proposmalaproposmaleficmanquemenacingmiscarriedmiscarryingmiserablemisfortunatemistimedof evil portentof no effectoff baseominousout of line
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out of luckout of phaseout of placeout of timepatheticpitiableplanet-struckpoorpoor unfortunateportendingportentousprematureroughruinoussadsad sackschlemielschlimazelshort of lucksinistersombersorrowfulstar crossedstar-crossedstarredstickitstillbornsuccesslesssure loserterriblethreateningtoo latetoo soontragicunbefittingunblessedunderprivilegedundesirableunfavorableunfitunfittingunhandyunhappyunmeetunprofitableunpromisingunpropitiousunprosperousunprovidentialunreadyunripeunseasonableunseemlyunsturdyunsuitableuntimelyuntowardunwiseupsettinguselessvictimwoebegonewoefulwretchedwrong
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
14 entriessimilar
40 entriesShowing 16 of 40 words.
Translations
100 translations across 38 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- δυστυχής adj (not favored by fortune)
- ἀτυχής adj (not favored by fortune)
Armenian
4 entries- դժբախտ adj (not favored by fortune)
- դժբախտ adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- ձախորդ adj (not favored by fortune)
- ձախորդ adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Bulgarian
3 entries- неудачен adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- нещастен adj (not favored by fortune)
- нещастник noun (unlucky person)
Catalan
2 entries- desafortunat adj (not favored by fortune)
- desafortunat adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بێبەخت adj (not favored by fortune)
- نەگبەت adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 不幸 adj (not favored by fortune)
- 不幸 adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Czech
1 entries- nešťastník noun (unlucky person)
Danish
3 entries- uheldig adj (not favored by fortune)
- uheldig adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- ulykkelig adj (not favored by fortune)
Dutch
1 entries- onfortuinlijk adj (not favored by fortune)
Esperanto
1 entries- malbonŝanca adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Faroese
3 entries- eydnuleysur adj (not favored by fortune)
- vanlukkuligur adj (not favored by fortune)
- óskepnuligur adj (not favored by fortune)
Finnish
4 entries- epäonninen adj (not favored by fortune)
- epäonninen adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- onneton adj (not favored by fortune)
- onneton adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
French
2 entries- infortuné adj (not favored by fortune)
- malencontreux adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Galician
1 entries- desafortunado adj (not favored by fortune)
German
4 entries- unglücklich adj (not favored by fortune)
- unglücklich adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- unglückselig adj (not favored by fortune)
- unglückselig adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Greek
4 entries- άμοιρος adj (not favored by fortune)
- άτυχος adj (not favored by fortune)
- αποτυχημένος adj (not favored by fortune)
- ατυχέστατος adj (not favored by fortune)
Ido
1 entries- desfortunoza adj (not favored by fortune)
Irish
4 entries- aimseach adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- mí-ámharach adj (not favored by fortune)
- mífhortúnach adj (not favored by fortune)
- ainniseoir noun (unlucky person)
Italian
4 entries- disgraziato adj (not favored by fortune)
- iellato adj (not favored by fortune)
- malcapitato adj (not favored by fortune)
- scalognato adj (not favored by fortune)
Japanese
2 entries- 不幸 adj (not favored by fortune)
- 不幸 adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Kazakh
1 entries- бақытсыз adj (not favored by fortune)
Korean
1 entries- 불행 adj (not favored by fortune)
Latin
2 entries- īnfēlīx adj (not favored by fortune)
- īnfēlīx adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Macedonian
3 entries- не́среќен adj (not favored by fortune)
- не́среќен adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- не́среќник noun (unlucky person)
Malayalam
2 entries- ദൗർഭാഗ്യം adj (not favored by fortune)
- ദൗർഭാഗ്യം adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Marathi
1 entries- दुर्दैवी adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Norwegian
2 entries- uheldig adj (not favored by fortune)
- uheldig adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Occitan
2 entries- desfortunat adj (not favored by fortune)
- malastrugat adj (not favored by fortune)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- اوغورسز adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- بختسز adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- قوتسز adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- وارون adj (not favored by fortune)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schod adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Polish
2 entries- fatalny adj (not favored by fortune)
- pechowy adj (not favored by fortune)
Portuguese
4 entries- azarado adj (not favored by fortune)
- desafortunado adj (not favored by fortune)
- desafortunado adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- infeliz adj (not favored by fortune)
Russian
4 entries- невезучий adj (not favored by fortune)
- несча́стный adj (not favored by fortune)
- несчастли́вый adj (not favored by fortune)
- неуда́чливый adj (not favored by fortune)
Sikkimese
1 entries- ཇུས་ཉེས adj (not favored by fortune)
Spanish
3 entries- desafortunado adj (not favored by fortune)
- desafortunado adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- desgraciado adj (not favored by fortune)
Swedish
1 entries- olycklig adj (not favored by fortune)
Turkish
2 entries- talihsiz adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
- uğursuz adj (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đáng tiếc adj (not favored by fortune)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.
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I picked a most unfortunate time to visit him.
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It was unfortunate that it rained yesterday.
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