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Synonyms of unfortunateness

16 similar words

Another word for unfortunateness is adversity. Other synonyms of unfortunateness are mishap, mischance, unluck, misluck and unluckiness.

Synonyms and similar words for unfortunateness

nounThe quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance.

  • misfortune
  • mishapIll luck; misfortune; mischance.
  • 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.
  • ill luckBad luck; misluck; misfortune.
  • misadventure
  • mischanceBad luck, misfortune.
  • misluckIll luck; misfortune.
  • tough luckBad luck.
  • unluckAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
  • 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 unfortunateness

  1. noun The quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance.

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Questions about synonyms of unfortunateness

What is another word for unfortunateness?
Unfortunateness has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adversity, mishap, mischance, unluck, misluck and unluckiness.
What does unfortunateness mean?
Unfortunateness means the quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance.

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