📖 Definitions of "Unlucky"
adjective
- 1
Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
- 2
Inauspicious.
- 3
Having ill luck.
- 4
Bringing ill luck.
🔄 Synonyms of "Unlucky"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unfortunatenoun | Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. |
| doomed | Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. |
| ill-fated | unlucky; doomed. |
| ill-starred | Doomed to a bad fate; hapless. |
| hexed | Cursed; afflicted with bad luck. |
| luckless | Without luck, unfortunate. |
| ill-omened | Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky. |
| jinxed | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune |
↔️ Antonyms of "Unlucky"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| luckynoun | (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unlucky"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unfortunate | Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. |
| ill-fated | unlucky; doomed. |
| ill-omened | Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky. |
| ill-starred | Doomed to a bad fate; hapless. |
| hexed | Cursed; afflicted with bad luck. |
| luckless | Without luck, unfortunate. |
| doomed | Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. |
| jinxed | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune |
| hapless | (especially of a person) unfortunate. |
| unhappy | Not happy; sad. |
| unsuccessful | Failed, not successful. |
| miserable | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| wretchnoun | An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. |
| poor | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| wretched | Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable. |
| adverse | Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. |
| tragic | Causing great sadness or suffering. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| lucky | (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. |
| malchanceuxnoun | — |
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