Terrible
Unlucky
Unlucky adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the settlers made the unlucky decision to cross the dangerous mountain pass in the middle of winter
Terrible and unlucky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Unlucky".
Nearby Word: unluckily
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- Similarly, Lord Aldia from Dark Souls II also sought immortality, and performed many terrible experiments on undead, giants, dragons, and people who were unlucky enough to invited to his manor.
Source: Mad Scientist / Video Games - After a pretty terrible king crab season so far, the Time Bandit pulls an unlucky fisherman from another boat out of the water.
Source: Karmic Jackpot - Usually he just grumbles about how terrible the game is, but he may compel an unlucky player to do bad things.
Source: WMG / Super Mario Bros.
Cite this Source
Unlucky and Terrible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/unlucky
Terrible & Unlucky. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/unlucky>.
Unlucky or Terrible. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/unlucky.
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