Amiss
Amiss adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: official recognition would not be amiss after that spectacular effort
Unfortunate and amiss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Amiss".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Amiss and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amiss" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and amiss
- inapt and unfortunate
- poor and amiss
- poor and unfortunate
- inappropriate and amiss
- inappropriate and unfortunate
- unsuitable and amiss
- unsuitable and unfortunate
- wrong and amiss
- wrong and unfortunate
- infelicitous and amiss
- infelicitous and unfortunate
- evil and amiss
- evil and unfortunate
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Unfortunate and Amiss. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amiss/unfortunate
Amiss & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amiss/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Amiss. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amiss/unfortunate.
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