Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Wistful and unfortunate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wistful" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Wistful
Wistful adjective - Showing pensive sadness.
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Synonyms for Wistful
Unfortunate and wistful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Wistful".
Nearby Word: wistfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and unfortunate
- pitiful and wistful
- melancholy and unfortunate
- melancholy and wistful
- dismal and unfortunate
- dismal and wistful
- woeful and unfortunate
- woeful and wistful
- sad and unfortunate
- sad and wistful
- unhappy and unfortunate
- unhappy and wistful
- miserable and unfortunate
- miserable and wistful
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Wistful and Unfortunate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfortunate/wistful
Unfortunate & Wistful. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfortunate/wistful>.
Wistful or Unfortunate. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfortunate/wistful.
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