unlucky
/ʌnˈlʌki/adjective3 syllables
Unlucky means: marked by or promising bad fortune.
Synonyms for unlucky20
adjective, as in marked by or promising bad fortune
adjective, as in having or bringing misfortune
also used for unlucky
hapless, down on one's luck, fortuneless, ill-boding, inauspicious, infelicitous, infortunate, misadventurous, mischanceful, misfortuned, peak, snakebit
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Opposites of unlucky
What does unlucky mean?2
adjective
1
marked by or promising bad fortune“their business venture was doomed from the start”
2
having or bringing misfortune“Friday the 13th is an unlucky date”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with unlucky?2
Unlucky in a sentence
- Thirteen is definitely not an unlucky number, at least not for us.mraz
- They say that there is a list of unlucky names for ships.AlanF_US
- Some people say thirteen is an unlucky number.orcrist
- There are those who are born lucky and those who are born unlucky.Nuel
- I wonder why some people think black cats are unlucky.CK
- Do you still believe that the number thirteen is unlucky?araneo
- Some people believe that thirteen is an unlucky number.CK
- Sami is really unlucky when it comes to women.OsoHombre
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Forms of unlucky
as a adjective
- comparative
- unluckier
- superlative
- unluckiest