| unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, miserable, wretched) |
| unlucky(adjective, bad, wretched, inappropriate, unfortunate) |
| luckless(adjective, bad, poor, miserable, wretched) |
| dire(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful) |
| hapless(bad, poor, miserable, wretched, unfortunate) |
| ill-starred(bad, poor, miserable, inappropriate, unfortunate) |
| inauspicious(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful) |
| ominous(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful) |
| star-crossed(bad, poor, miserable, wretched, unfortunate) |
| unblessed |
| unhappy(bad, poor, miserable, wretched, unfortunate) |
| unprosperous(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, unfortunate) |
| adverse(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, unfortunate) |
| afflicted(bad, poor, miserable, inappropriate, unfortunate) |
| backward(tardy, delayed, overdue) |
| bad break(expression, miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed) |
| badly off |
| behind(tardy, delayed, overdue) |
| behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed) |
| behind time(expression, adjective, tardy, delayed, overdue) |