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
  • Absentees from injury are unfortunate, suspensions less so.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The unfortunate trend is certainly concerning for a Lions team that is hoping to make a deep playoff run.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfortunate
Adjective
  • Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Your upcoming home game against the hapless Wizards?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With Kirk Cousins's struggles at quarterback made plain to see on Monday Night Football in an Atlanta win over the hapless Raiders, Falcons coach Raheem Morris announced on Tuesday night that first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. is the new starting quarterback for his team moving forward.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 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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