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unfortunate
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Sense: Adjective: not promising good fortune

Synonyms:

unpropitious, unfavorable, unfavourable (UK), untimely, inopportune, inauspicious, unpromising, unadvantageous

Antonyms:

favorable, fortunate , promising , helpful , useful , successful , timely

Sense: Adjective: unlucky

Synonyms:

unlucky, out of luck, luckless, hapless, down on your luck (informal), jinxed, hexed, unhappy , ill-fortuned, not prosperous, ill-fated, a shame, a pity, sad , tragic

Antonyms:

lucky , jammy, fortuitous, fluky (informal), in luck, luck is on your side, in the right place at the right time

Sense: Adjective: not prosperous

Synonyms:

destitute, impoverished, poor , wretched , woebegone, poverty-stricken

Antonyms:

prosperous, rich , happy , blessed , favored, born under a lucky star

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