Hapless
Hapless adjective - Deserving or inciting pity.
Usage example: a hapless victim
Misfortunate is a synonym for hapless. In some cases you can use "Misfortunate" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
Misfortunate
Misfortunate adjective - Deserving or inciting pity.
Hapless is a synonym for misfortunate in troublesome topic. You can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Misfortunate", if it concerns topics such as unfortunate, doomed.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and hapless
- pitiful and misfortunate
- disturbing and hapless
- disturbing and misfortunate
- poor and hapless
- poor and misfortunate
- unfortunate and hapless
- unfortunate and misfortunate
- unmanageable and hapless
- unmanageable and misfortunate
- unhappy and hapless
- unhappy and misfortunate
- miserable and hapless
- miserable and misfortunate
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