Hapless
Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Usage example: the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
Inauspicious and hapless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inauspicious" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
Inauspicious
Inauspicious adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Hapless and inauspicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Inauspicious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- untimely and hapless
- untimely and inauspicious
- infelicitous and hapless
- infelicitous and inauspicious
- unfortunate and hapless
- unfortunate and inauspicious
- unhappy and hapless
- unhappy and inauspicious
- miserable and hapless
- miserable and inauspicious
- wretched and hapless
- wretched and inauspicious
- black and hapless
- black and inauspicious
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