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Thesaurus entry: unlucky

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unlucky • adjective   1. an unlucky young man synonyms : luckless, out of luck, down on one's luck, unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, wretched, miserable.
  2. an unlucky attempt synonyms : unsuccessful, failed, ill-fated.
  3. an unlucky set of circumstances synonyms : adverse, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfortunate, untoward, unpromising, inauspicious, unpropitious, doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened.

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