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luckless

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Synonyms & Antonyms of luckless

having, prone to, or marked by bad luck

a luckless team with the worst record in the league

Synonyms for luckless

hapless,
hard-luck,
ill-fated,
ill-starred,
jinxed,
snakebit
(or snakebitten),
star-crossed,
unfortunate,
unhappy,
unlucky

Words Related to luckless

adverse,
ill,
inauspicious,
unfavorable,
unpromising,
untoward

calamitous,
catastrophic,
disastrous

accursed
(or accurst),
damned,
doomed,
tragic
(also tragical)

Near Antonyms for luckless

blessed
(also blest),
favored,
gifted,
privileged

auspicious,
fair,
favorable,
golden,
promising,
propitious

Antonyms for luckless

fortunate,
happy,
lucky

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luckiness

lucking (out, on, onto, or into)

luckless

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

lucks (out, on, onto, or into)

lucky

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