Unfortunate : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'unfortunate': discover synonyms for the word unfortunate, such as ill-fated or unlucky.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as unfortunate. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": ill-fated and unlucky.


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Synonyms for unfortunate sorted by degree of synonymy

Lexical field of "unfortunate"

ill-fated
unlucky
ill-starred
hapless
ill-omened
inauspicious
misfortunate
infelicitous
unhappy
miserable
wretched
poor
dispossessed
regrettable
pitiable
pitiful
piteous
pathetic
abject
disastrous
calamitous
unpromising
doomed
roofless
black
homeless
fateful
fatal
castaway
shipwrecked
too bad
unfortunate person
dissatisfied
disagreeable
unfavourable
unfortunately
bad
disappointing
untoward
disadvantageous
undesirable
dire
hopeless
unsatisfactory
awful
ill-timed
failed
disappointed
untimely
inopportune