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ill-chosen
adjective as in unfortunate
Weak matches
- adverse
- afflicted
- awkward
- broken
- burdened
- calamitous
- cursed
- damaging
- deplorable
- desperate
- destitute
- disastrous
- doomed
- forsaken
- hapless
- hopeless
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- in a bad way
- inappropriate
- inept
- infelicitous
- inopportune
- jinxed
- lamentable
- luckless
- out of luck
- pained
- poor
- regrettable
- ruined
- ruinous
- shattered
- star-crossed
- stricken
- troubled
- unbecoming
- unfavorable
- unhappy
- unpropitious
- unprosperous
- unsuccessful
- unsuitable
- untoward
- wretched
Example Sentences
The governing body added that Attwell was the clear "victim" of Forest's "ill-chosen and irresponsible" post.
City Council member Jamie R. Gauthier, for example, said that Krasner “is an ally and a partner” and that his record on criminal justice cannot be erased by a few ill-chosen words.
The art museum was without a director, following the sudden resignation of an ill-chosen curator for the difficult post after less than a year on the job.
Unfortunately for PresidentBushranger, mountain lions primarily prey on deer and small mammals — not ill-chosen cowboy hats.
And before you let loose with a flurry of ill-chosen curses, you might want to glance over your shoulder.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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