luckless

adjective

Definition of lucklessnext
as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck a luckless team with the worst record in the league

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckless
  1. unfortunate
  2. unhappy
  3. hapless
Adjective
  • There was a misery montage of balls dropping… which again, is an unfortunate phrasing.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The game of football can sometimes lead to unfortunate injuries, like what occurred on Sunday between Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfortunate
Adjective
  • However, the grandma was unhappy with their unexpected arrival.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • However, Tomlin was unhappy with the penalties Pickens committed.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • And Heller, a confidently empathetic director who can make an observant frame feel like a hug, wisely avoids traps like demonizing the child (winningly played by twins Emmett and Arleigh Snowden) or setting up McNairy’s hapless dad simply to be a marital punchline.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Two of the movies feature both Adams and Julianne Moore, and what’s really depressing is that such a phenomenal pairing got wasted on hapless material.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hapless
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Thesaurus Entries Near luckless

lucking (out, on, onto, or into)

luckless

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

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