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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
Assistant coroner Kirsten Heaven told the inquest it was “unfortunate” that there wasn’t more detailed evidence, photography and forensic analysis of the area.
Tom Ogden wrote an indie-pop anthem about the incident, then dedicated their fifth album to the unfortunate inanimate ape.
One executive with the competitor, Partners Personnel, wrote in March 2021 that Mr. Perez’s run-ins with the law had the “potential to significantly disrupt your operations” and put “an unfortunate stain on the staffing industry.”
“We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this.”
But because “Heretic” is a genre movie, there are overwrought visual metaphors, implausible twists and an unfortunate reliance on coincidence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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