Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Unfortunate and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Mean".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Mean and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Both words in one sentence
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I mean, it could just be an unfortunate coincidence, but it seems to me that you're just asking for trouble.
Source: Meaningful Name / Web Media - I had an unfortunate tendency to tell the truth in a country where no one ever says what they mean.
Source: Tactful Translation - It also doesn't mean that she won't continue her Alpha Bitchy ways toward other unfortunate victimsÂ… just not toward the heroine.
Source: Lovable Alpha Bitch
Cite this Source
Unfortunate and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/unfortunate
Mean & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Mean. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/unfortunate.
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