Unfortunate, a.
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n.
An unfortunate person. Hood. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists unfortunate only as an antonym, under fortunate.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given