Premature
Premature adjective - Occurring before the usual or expected time.
Unfortunate and premature are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Premature".
Nearby Words: prematurely, prematurity
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Premature and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Premature" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inappropriate and premature
- inappropriate and unfortunate
- unsuitable and premature
- unsuitable and unfortunate
- wrong and premature
- wrong and unfortunate
- untimely and premature
- untimely and unfortunate
- inconvenient and premature
- inconvenient and unfortunate
- inopportune and premature
- inopportune and unfortunate
- inauspicious and premature
- inauspicious and unfortunate
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunate Name: "Khadijah" means premature, which surprisingly is not used for many jokes.
Source: Series / Living Single -
I Can Still Fight: Had the unfortunate tendence to lose matches by premature stoppages or petty cuts despite being still functional.
Source: Wrestling / Andrei Kopylov
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Unfortunate and Premature. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/premature/unfortunate
Premature & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/premature/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Premature. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/premature/unfortunate.
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