unfortunate
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Sense: Adjective: not promising good fortune
Synonyms:
unpropitious, unfavorable, unfavourable , untimely, inopportune, inauspicious, unpromising, unadvantageous
Antonyms:
favorable, fortunate Collocations, promising Collocations, helpful Collocations, useful Collocations, successful Collocations, timely Collocations
Sense: Adjective: unlucky
Synonyms:
unlucky, out of luck, luckless, hapless, down on your luck , jinxed, hexed, unhappy Collocations, ill-fortuned, not prosperous, ill-fated, a shame, a pity, sad Collocations, tragic
Antonyms:
lucky Collocations, jammy, fortuitous, fluky , in luck, luck is on your side, in the right place at the right time
Sense: Adjective: not prosperous
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Antonyms:
prosperous, rich Collocations, happy Collocations, blessed Collocations, favored, born under a lucky star