Synonyms of tough luck
16 similar words
Another word for tough luck is adversity. Other synonyms of tough luck are mishap, mischance, unluck, misluck and unfortunateness.
Synonyms and similar words for tough luck
nounBad luck.
- ill luckBad luck; misluck; misfortune.
- unluckAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
- adversenessThe state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
- adversityThe state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- bad cessBad luck, failure, or evil befalling.
- bad luckAn undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
- hard luckBad luck.
- misadventure
- mischanceBad luck, misfortune.
- misfortune
- mishapIll luck; misfortune; mischance.
- misluckIll luck; misfortune.
- unfortunatenessThe quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance.
- unluckinessThe state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.
- disadventure obsoleteSynonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake.
- illfare archaicMisfortune; detriment; harm; evilfare.
Meaning of tough luck
- noun Bad luck.
- interjection Bad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone who is suffering a misfortune).
Questions about synonyms of tough luck
- What is another word for tough luck?
- Tough luck has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adversity, mishap, mischance, unluck, misluck, unfortunateness and unluckiness.
- What does tough luck mean?
- Tough luck means bad luck.
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