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unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, awful)
7
adverse(adjective, bad, poor, inappropriate)
4
ruined(mean, bad, poor, bare)
3
broken(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
2
deplorable(bad, poor, awful, terrible)
2
unfavorable(adjective, bad, poor, inappropriate)
2
untoward(bad, poor, inappropriate, adversity)
1
afflicted(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
burdened(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
cursed(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
desperate(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
doomed(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
hapless(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
hopeless(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
1
ill-fated(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
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ill-starred(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
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in a bad way(expression, idiom, bad, poor)
1
infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, inappropriate)
1
inopportune(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
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jinxed(bad, poor, inappropriate, unfortunate)
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APASmart Define. (2016). ruinous thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ruinous/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "ruinous thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ruinous/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, ruinous thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ruinous/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ruinous thesaurus" 24 March 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ruinous/thesaurus/synonyms>