61 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

25
disastrous(adjective, help, bad, sad, pain)
21
catastrophic(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
17
dire(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
15
unlucky(adjective, bad, unhappy, gloomy, negative)
14
cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, terrible, miserable)
12
fateful(adjective, help, sad, awful, gloomy)
12
tragic(adjective, bad, terrible, miserable, adverse)
11
deplorable(adjective, terrible, miserable, wretched, shameful)
9
sad(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, wretched)
8
lamentable(adjective, terrible, miserable, wretched)
6
inauspicious(adjective, miserable, negative, wretched, adverse)
6
regrettable(adjective, wrong, miserable, wretched)
6
unfavorable(adjective, bad, miserable, adverse)
5
cataclysmal(adjective, help, destructive, unsuccessful)
5
dolorous(adjective, miserable, wretched, pathetic)
5
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, adverse)
5
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, terrible, gloomy)
5
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
4
untoward(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, negative)
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