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unfortunate
adjective as in unlucky, bad
Strongest matches
adverse, damaging, deplorable, disastrous, inappropriate, inauspicious, lamentable, regrettable, unlucky, untoward
Weak matches
afflicted, broken, burdened, calamitous, cursed, destitute, forsaken, hapless, hopeless, ill-fated, ill-starred, in a bad way, infelicitous, inopportune, jinxed, luckless, out of luck, pained, ruined, ruinous, shattered, star-crossed, stricken, troubled, unbecoming, unfavorable, unhappy, unpropitious, unprosperous, unsuccessful, unsuitable, wretched
Example Sentences
Investors will wake up this morning to see crypto stocks falling—but it’s best to put that down to unfortunate timing, rather than a fresh digital-asset selloff.
In a statement, the scientific organisation said one of the trustees had lost their key in "an honest but unfortunate human mistake", making it impossible for them to decrypt - and uncover - the final results.
"It is unfortunate that the decision has been taken to cancel the planned nativity play, but school staff are best placed to make such decisions," he added.
The unfortunate truth is that throughout his career as basketball’s ultimate passer, he never quite found a team to get him to the NBA’s mountaintop.
"It's unfortunate that we haven't got Josh and Pat with us, but we still have a fair bit of experience in the bowling attack."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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