35
unfortunate(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
25
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
23
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
22
inauspicious(adjective, improper, black, inappropriate, adverse)
20
ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
19
disastrous(adjective, bad, black, adverse, unfortunate)
19
untoward(adjective, adverb, bad, sad, pain)
17
ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
16
sinister(adjective, evil, nasty, sad, unhappy)
15
ill-omened(adjective, unhappy, black, warning, threatening)
14
dire(adjective, wretched, black, grave, warn)
13
unhappy(adjective, bad, nasty, sad, unpleasant)
13
unpropitious(adjective, bad, unfriendly, improper, inappropriate)
12
ominous(adjective, negative, wretched, grave, foreboding)
12
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
12
star-crossed(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
12
unsuccessful(adjective, bad, failing, wretched, inappropriate)
11
poor(adjective, nasty, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
10
calamitous(adjective, bad, unhappy, awful, gloomy)
10
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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