Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Unfortunate and previous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Previous".
Nearby Word: previously
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Previous and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Previous" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Blackadder, following the unfortunate accidental beheading of the previous voter.
Source: Series / Blackadder -
Slashed Throat: Aur Myss informs the Longo brothers that an unfortunate accident befell on the previous leader of the Face Gang: he was discovered in his cell with his throat slashed.
Source: Literature / Death Troopers -
Erwin, the Earl of Ishtar, has an unfortunate tendency to have family die around him — including one of his previous wives and two of his daughters.
Cite this Source
Unfortunate and Previous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/unfortunate
Previous & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Previous. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/unfortunate.
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