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un lucky
adjective as in inauspicious
adjective as in ominous
Strongest matches
adjective as in poor
adjective as in rotten
adjective as in sinister
Strongest matches
adjective as in star-crossed
adjective as in threatening
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in underprivileged
adjective as in unfavorable
Strongest matches
adjective as in unlucky
Strong match
adjective as in unsuccessful
adjective as in untimely
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- a bit previous
- abortive
- anachronistic
- awkward
- badly timed
- bright and early
- disagreeable
- early
- early bird
- early on
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- inopportune
- intrusive
- malapropos
- mistimed
- out-of-date
- overearly
- oversoon
- previous
- soon
- too early
- too late
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- wrong
adjective as in untoward
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in ill-fated
adjective as in luckless
adjective as in ill-boding
adjective as in hellfire
adjective as in minatory
Weak matches
- aggressive
- alarming
- apocalyptic
- at hand
- baleful
- baneful
- black
- bullying
- cautionary
- close
- comminatory
- dangerous
- dire
- fateful
- forthcoming
- grim
- ill-boding
- imminent
- impendent
- impending
- inauspicious
- intimidatory
- looming
- loury
- lowering
- lowery
- minacious
- near
- overhanging
- portending
- portentous
- scowling
- sinister
- terrorizing
- ugly
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unsafe
- upcoming
- warning
adjective as in unadvantageous
Weak matches
- adverse
- antagonistic
- calamitous
- contrary
- damaging
- destructive
- disadvantageous
- discommodious
- hostile
- ill
- ill-advised
- improper
- inadvisable
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inimical
- inopportune
- late
- low
- malapropos
- negative
- objectionable
- ominous
- opposed
- poor
- regrettable
- tardy
- threatening
- troublesome
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unfriendly
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unsatisfactory
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- wrong
adjective as in adverse
adjective as in direful
adjective as in disastrous
adjective as in fatal
Strongest matches
adjective as in hapless
adjective as in ill
Strong matches
Weak matches
- acrimonious
- adverse
- antagonistic
- cantankerous
- damaging
- deleterious
- detrimental
- disrespectful
- disturbing
- harmful
- harsh
- hateful
- hurtful
- ill-mannered
- impertinent
- inauspicious
- inimical
- iniquitous
- injurious
- malevolent
- malicious
- nocent
- nocuous
- noxious
- ominous
- ruinous
- sinister
- sullen
- surly
- threatening
- unfavorable
- unfriendly
- ungracious
- unhealthy
- unkind
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unwholesome
- vile
- wicked
adjective as in ill-fated/ill-starred
adjective as in inauspicious
adjective as in ominous
Strongest matches
adjective as in poor
adjective as in rotten
adjective as in sinister
Strongest matches
adjective as in star-crossed
adjective as in threatening
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in underprivileged
adjective as in unfavorable
Strongest matches
adjective as in unlucky
Strong match
adjective as in unsuccessful
adjective as in untimely
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- a bit previous
- abortive
- anachronistic
- awkward
- badly timed
- bright and early
- disagreeable
- early
- early bird
- early on
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- inopportune
- intrusive
- malapropos
- mistimed
- out-of-date
- overearly
- oversoon
- previous
- soon
- too early
- too late
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- wrong
adjective as in untoward
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in ill-fated
adjective as in luckless
adjective as in ill-boding
adjective as in hellfire
adjective as in minatory
Weak matches
- aggressive
- alarming
- apocalyptic
- at hand
- baleful
- baneful
- black
- bullying
- cautionary
- close
- comminatory
- dangerous
- dire
- fateful
- forthcoming
- grim
- ill-boding
- imminent
- impendent
- impending
- inauspicious
- intimidatory
- looming
- loury
- lowering
- lowery
- minacious
- near
- overhanging
- portending
- portentous
- scowling
- sinister
- terrorizing
- ugly
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unsafe
- upcoming
- warning
adjective as in unadvantageous
Weak matches
- adverse
- antagonistic
- calamitous
- contrary
- damaging
- destructive
- disadvantageous
- discommodious
- hostile
- ill
- ill-advised
- improper
- inadvisable
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inimical
- inopportune
- late
- low
- malapropos
- negative
- objectionable
- ominous
- opposed
- poor
- regrettable
- tardy
- threatening
- troublesome
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unfriendly
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unsatisfactory
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- wrong
adjective as in adverse
adjective as in direful
adjective as in disastrous
adjective as in fatal
Strongest matches
adjective as in hapless
adjective as in ill
Strong matches
Weak matches
- acrimonious
- adverse
- antagonistic
- cantankerous
- damaging
- deleterious
- detrimental
- disrespectful
- disturbing
- harmful
- harsh
- hateful
- hurtful
- ill-mannered
- impertinent
- inauspicious
- inimical
- iniquitous
- injurious
- malevolent
- malicious
- nocent
- nocuous
- noxious
- ominous
- ruinous
- sinister
- sullen
- surly
- threatening
- unfavorable
- unfriendly
- ungracious
- unhealthy
- unkind
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unwholesome
- vile
- wicked
adjective as in ill-fated/ill-starred
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On this page you'll find 848 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to un-lucky, such as: unfortunate, bad, baleful, baneful, dire, and discouraging.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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