Synonyms for Unfortunate (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a person who suffers misfortune):
unfortunate person
WordNet sense 2 (marked by or producing unhappiness):
unhappy
WordNet sense 3 (marked by or promising bad fortune):
doomed, ill-starred, unlucky
WordNet sense 4 (deserving or inciting pity):
hapless, poor, wretched, misfortunate
WordNet sense 5 ((of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin):
calamitous, disastrous, fatal
WordNet sense 6 (not auspicious; boding ill):
inauspicious
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