Synonyms & related words for unfortunates

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Words related to unfortunates

Explore words related to unfortunates — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include languisher, hapless, haplessly, wretches, wastrels, blighters, luckless, unlucky. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does unfortunates come from?

The word unfortunates breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: un-, from Old English un (“not, reverse”); and -fortun, from Latin fortuna (“luck, fortune”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.