Luck
Luck noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.
Usage example: some people have all the luck
Misfortune
Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.
Usage example: our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet
Luck is an antonym for misfortune.
How words are described
| old | old luck | old misfortune |
| good | good luck | good misfortune |
| sheer | sheer luck | sheer misfortune |
| simple | simple luck | simple misfortune |
| Other adjectives: constant, massive, extreme, great, serious, outrageous, bad, terrible, horrible, supernatural, incredible, general, mere, ridiculous, immense, tremendous, random, said. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Our Demons Are Different: Demons in this game aren't physical monsters so much as a supernatural force of bad luck and misfortune.
- Characters can sometimes hate a certain day of the week, due to bad luck and misfortune that seem to only happen to them on that day.
Source: Hating On Monday -
Also, Nautical Folklore holds albatrosses to be good omens (perhaps as they often show land is near) and in killing one it was believed you bring on bad luck and misfortune.
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Misfortune and Luck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/luck/misfortune
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