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unfortunate

[uhn-fawr-chuh-nit] / ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt /
ADJECTIVE
unlucky, bad
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adverse damaging deplorable disastrous inappropriate inauspicious lamentable regrettable unlucky untoward
STRONG
desperate doomed poor sad
WEAK
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auspicious blessed favorable fortunate good happy helpful lucky proper suitable
STRONG
hopeful
WEAK
timely

Example Sentences

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"I just feel like some things might get more expensive, which is unfortunate, and then the cycle just continues."

From BBC

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said it was an "unfortunate overreach" that was "difficult to understand or justify".

From BBC

This brawl is unfortunate all around—not least for U.S. security.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It is unfortunate that did not happen in this case."

From BBC

Yet the announcement is “unfortunate” given the recent resolution of prior disputes with the government, “which we hoped would allow investors to consider a potential overhang as being ‘resolved’,” Hissey says.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.