Synonyms for luckless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unlucky — unsuccessful, in a failing manner
unlucky, hapless, unhappy, poor, ill-fated, unfortunate, unsuccessful, ill-starred, unprosperous, disastrous, inauspicious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
The search party returned dejected from the luckless search.
Example sentences
- unfortunate He has shown remorse for the unfortunate incident.
- unlucky It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
- hapless The black hole pulls the hapless star into its maw.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| luckless | steady | |
| unfortunate | falling | |
| unlucky | rising | |
| hapless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- poor1
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, unlucky3, hapless2
- 10 letters
- disastrous3
- 11 letters
- unfortunate4
- 12 letters
- unsuccessful4, inauspicious4, unprosperous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unhappy3 = 3 syllables).