Synonyms of unluck
16 similar words
Another word for unluck is adversity. Other synonyms of unluck are mishap, mischance, misluck, unfortunateness and unluckiness.
Synonyms and similar words for unluck
nounAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
- mischanceBad luck, misfortune.
- misluckIll 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.
- ill luckBad luck; misluck; misfortune.
- misadventure
- misfortune
- mishapIll luck; misfortune; mischance.
- tough luckBad luck.
- 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 unluck
- noun Absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
Questions about synonyms of unluck
- What is another word for unluck?
- Unluck has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adversity, mishap, mischance, misluck, unfortunateness and unluckiness.
- What does unluck mean?
- Unluck means absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
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