Synonym of hapless

Synonym: miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,

unfortunate unlucky luckless jinxed wretched cursed doomed miserable unhappy woeful forlorn snakebitten infelicitous snakebit hexed loser voodooed woebegone hopeless jonah ill-fated ill-starred star-crossed hard luck out of luck sad sack poor fish behind the eightball down on one's luck disastrous calamitous ill-omened unpropitious unsuccessful fateful catastrophic adverse inauspicious blighted poor untoward afflicted ruinous ruined dire lamentable misfortunate unfavourable unfavorable pitiful cataclysmic stricken ominous troubled unprosperous forsaken destitute awkward regrettable deplorable in a bad way devastating pitiable tragic dreadful terrible fatal desperate broken awful disadvantaged pained shattered burdened grievous destructive black inopportune bedevilled condemned foredoomed destroyed bedeviled heartbreaking piteous heartrending pathetic detrimental harmful abject disadvantageous desolate untimely appalling cataclysmal bad baleful shocking direful gloomy ill-boding unbecoming inept unsuitable inappropriate damaging cursed with ill-luck unpromising ill-chosen rueful sorry ravaging injurious bleak discouraging accident-prone annihilatory horrible dark devastative damning bodeful sinistrous baneful abortive disheartening sinister tough luck bad break down on luck behind eight ball worthless distressing deadly anguished mournful sorrowful sad moving galling dismal agonizing doleful painful dejected horrendous stirring vexatious melancholy gruesome despondent distressful disturbing fated harrowing grim crushing lethal mortal agonising deathly heart-rending dead fey sunk finished done kaputt kaput lost foreordained reprobate sentenced convicted disaster-prone threatened undone menaced predestined unredeemed destined wrecked overthrown overwhelmed bewitched suppressed done for thrown down under a curse dead duck cut down kiss of death que sera sera in the cards defeated toast accursed wiped out washed up in trouble at an end anathematized on the rocks in flames dead in the water excommunicated beaten thwarted devastated over washed-up dashed in pieces in tatters in ashes in ruins in shreds up the creek without a paddle down the tubes down for the count down the drain all washed up excommunicate infernal unholy unsanctified crushed censured faulted frustrated foiled uninviting clumsy killed condemned to hell deleterious creepy foreboding portentous doubtful klutzy all thumbs two left feet bungling for the high jump in deep water for it dubious off-putting unhopeful fallen bringing bad luck falling incorrigible irredeemable incurable losing failing irreclaimable irretrievable inveterate defunct smashed vulnerable aimless past hope past praying for alone cooked ended extinct gone through totaled floored beyond recovery beyond hope bankrupt had it on the skids out of circulation burned out belly-up out of business down and out exhausted drained spent empty liquidated over with past it played out done in wound up over the hill gone to the wall dead and buried

incompetent inept inexpert unskilled unskillful inapt incapable unable unfit unqualified hopeless unfitted useless unproficient amateurish unskilful ineffectual inadequate untrained inexperienced unequipped amateur ineffective bungling unprofessional maladroit no good inferior blundering substandard wanting inefficient unapt not equal to green disqualified clumsy unworkmanlike deficient floundering unsuitable not up to unprepared cack-handed ham-fisted unhandy weak ineligible undependable insufficient inefficacious lacking ability a dead loss not up to scratch not cut out for awkward inadept raw crude skill-less unsuited lacking unpracticed feeble incapacitated pathetic unreliable ill-equipped bush-league not good enough impotent inproficient not much cop leaving much to be desired not up to snuff not up to it not cut out incompatible bad ungainly undexterous loser worthless ungraceful klutzy gauche inoperative powerless bum non-qualified untaught bush can't hack it can't cut it not prepared losing poor dependent frail naive uncool butterfingers vulnerable unequal to the task not equal to something not up to something out of one's depth not know one's arse from one's elbow unqualified for untrained for incapable of incompetent at unable to do something out of one's element can't make the grade cowboy uninitiated helpless unadapted less capable unpractised not have it out to lunch unable to do something for toffee dilettante botched bumbling dilettantish fumbled nonprofessional jackleg ham-handed heavy-handed butterfingered all thumbs all fingers and thumbs

beaten defeated overcome overwhelmed trounced vanquished conquered routed bested bettered crushed losing overpowered overthrown unsuccessful broken cowed foiled frustrated licked luckless quashed subdued clobbered disheartened thrashed thwarted baffled circumvented disappointed discomfited humbled mastered ruined subjugated surmounted undone worsted unfortunate unlucky ill-starred unprofitable failed unprosperous loss-making ill-omened ill-fated fated balked baulked out of luck overpowered physically outdone oppressed browbeaten ousted checkmated moved affected devastated whitewashed repulsed surpassed upset improved upon whipped demoralized crippled downtrodden dispirited dejected discouraged tamed dishonoured weakened heartsick depressed dishonored demoralised shaken mentally defeated without hope worn down

underprivileged deprived disadvantaged destitute impoverished needy poor needful poverty-stricken depressed indigent in need in want pauperized penurious beggared handicapped have-not ill-fated ill-starred in distress necessitous neglected unfortunate unlucky badly off in reduced circumstances in straitened circumstances on the breadline hard up down and out in dire straits as poor as a church mouse without two brass farthings to rub together without two pennies farthings to rub together unable to keep the wolf from the door impecunious broke skint penniless strapped moneyless insolvent stone broke down-and-out unable to make ends meet bankrupt flat broke beggarly threadbare dirt-poor famished without two pennies to rub together cleaned out stony broke strapped for cash without two farthings to rub together without a sou down at heel unprosperous bust in Queer Street in penury dirt poor without a penny ruined flat truly needy reduced lacking distressed on your uppers low-income pinched fortuneless short of money stony-broke empty-handed short struggling bad off rundown behind eight ball on one's uppers low-paid dead broke boracic on the bread line clean out at elbows out of pocket down on one's luck unfavored economically deprived financially disadvantaged unaffluent bankrupted unprivileged requiring help economically disadvantaged discriminated against scanty low meager suffering meagre down to last cent impaired hindered tapped out denuded bereft forlorn over a barrel without a dime in the gutter on last leg homeless crippled broken stony down to last penny without a penny to your name wanting dispossessed inadequately serviced in distressed circumstances straitened wiped out sterile in reduced empty on skid row without a bean hurting without a red cent boracic lint on one's beam ends poor as a church mouse underserviced shabby derelict slummy seedy ghost shanty ghetto underserved run down run-down skid row on one's beam-ends in the red on your beam-ends in debt on the rocks craptastic without a penny to one's name without a brass farthing stone-broke busted hard-pressed in Chapter 11 up against it in a bad way vagrant out of money on the streets indebted failed cashless lost in need of gone under in administration in receivership gone bust in Carey Street gone to the wall without a shot in one's locker in the hands of the receivers workless unemployed laid off jobless between jobs redundant living rough sleeping rough idle extremely poor base of no fixed address of no fixed abode severe difficult stripped totaled divested deficient unmoneyed impencunious stranded vile out of a job resting signing on down-at-heel overdrawn deprived of devoid of played out wretched despicable mean on the dole beaten vagabond defeated outcast finished miserably poor very poor financially poor spent in dire circumstances in great need squalid miserable pathetic shoddy foul sordid smashed on the wallaby track in arrears owing money pitiful unpleasant abject belly up exhausted depleted on the skids out of funds in the poorhouse contemptible in financial difficulties not having two pennies to rub together not having two farthings to rub together financially distressed financially embarrassed without means of support short of cash without money cleared out liquidated out of business defaulting foreclosed collapsed undone unable to pay one's debts financially ruined belly-up in Chapter 13 taken to the cleaners

sad sorrowful unhappy miserable mournful upset depressed heartbroken somber sombre blue dejected demoralised demoralized desolate despondent disconsolate disheartened dispirited distressed down forlorn glum hurt melancholy pessimistic sullen troubled wistful bereaved bitter cheerless doleful downcast down in dumps down in mouth gloomy grief-stricken grieved heartsick heavyhearted in doldrums in grief in the dumps joyless low low-spirited lugubrious moody morbid morose out of sorts pensive sick at heart tearful woebegone broken-hearted downhearted teary weepy bowed down crestfallen disappointed down in the dumps down in the mouth inconsolable listless regretful down-hearted emotional heavy-hearted spiritless triste broken brokenhearted discouraged in tears languished saddened aggrieved anguished cast down comfortless crabby languid languorous saturnine sulky tristful black droopy dysphoric fed up gray grey negative heartsore sorry pathetic pitiful woeful pitiable abject poor worthless melancholic sorrowing mourning grieving rueful piteous devastated despairing hopeless solemn dolorous lonely lonesome depressive choked drear elegiacal hangdog bleak dreary heartbreaking heartrending gutted mirthless calamitous wretched downtrodden helpless bummed sour afflicted hurting tragic powerless down-and-out cut up long-faced in the pits chap-fallen dismal depressing bad funereal elegiac dark godforsaken grim sepulchral saddening dire cold tenebrous tenebrific darkening plutonian chill dreich in low spirits Cimmerian murky sunless cloudy crushed weeping dismayed plaintive lamentable in pain dull dour grave lachrymose dragged in the doldrums bummed out oppressed cheesed off distraught agonized brassed off chapfallen sick as a parrot distressing wailing dispiriting agonised lamenting destroyed subdued defeatist painful disheartening down and out shaken oppressive humorless humourless plangent drab nostalgic dolesome bewailing bemoaning aching sober remorseful bothered weighed down grievous deploring funeral pained bleeding suffering daunted in a blue funk heart-rending tormented cast-down downbeat mopey sobbing apologetic in despair serious all torn up shot down perturbed disconcerted crummy shamefaced unnerved anxious upsetting grumpy sapped shook up poignant conscience-stricken dejecting uninviting harrowing maudlin unwelcoming thrown discouraging contrite worried repentant penitent heavy let down weary close to tears singing the blues taken down with a long face as sick as a parrot uptight earnest discomposed disturbed dolent ripped flustered whimpering compunctious traumatized discountenanced sheepish snivelling antsy blubbering sunk in gloom shattered wounded desperate dingy ashamed irked unsettled pining cowed austere on a downer torn up traumatised sniveling uncomfortable guilt-ridden displeased resigned moving touching crying draggy tear-jerking dirge-like moping dirgelike stony-faced tortured solitary agitated Eeyorish overwhelmed low in spirits deplorable disquieted discontented sedate unfavorable unfavourable disillusioned bereft ruffled vexed rattled enervated ruthful abandoned flat self-reproachful drearisome aflutter annoyed forsaken guilty foreboding overwrought brooding destitute angst-ridden broody mopish deflated larmoyant inhospitable stark dim bare cynical low-down troubling uneasy crabbed unsmiling bummed-out yearning overemotional surly attritional bland heavy with grief unenthusiastic in the toilet clinical sunk impersonal daunting mawkish teary-eyed wintry wintery institutional jarring on the verge of tears demoralizing in a tizzy reflective concerned disappointing affecting isolated threnodic longing discombobulated disenchanting disgruntled bugged shook withdrawn defeated down-in-the-mouth dashed undermined stern abashed harrowed apathetic confused unconsolable disenchanted angry friendless in sorrow in mourning ominous severe weighty muddled shocked irritated adust peed off ticked off teed off browned off full of sorrow companionless demoralising tense chastened greeting staid deterred inconvenienced frightened alarmed blubbing unsatisfied intimidated unfortunate inauspicious unamused sobersided apprehensive angered nervous atwitter jumpy unglued lorn sourpuss muted blubbery moist wet bawling watery afraid overcome with sorrow damp suicidal bearish frantic poker-faced no-nonsense overcome howling ugly penitential hung up ill at ease racked with suffering racked with pain broken up taciturn po-faced languishing in a funk blue funk given to looking on the black side long-suffering sorry for oneself burned sore contused regretting heartsickening feel-bad threnodial atoning penitentiary funebrial exequial deathlike dirgeful misty-eyed unpromising without energy deathly Stygian hollow obscure overcast depressant mortified crushing emo atrabilious clouded dampened drooping sagging prostrated cross sinister churlish bowed lowered cranky bellyaching cantankerous beefing grousing unmanned in distress griefstricken off sluggish excited huffy ill-humoured horrified tear-filled torn-up discontent cringing browbeaten heart-sick lovesick horrible ill-humored dolorific afflictive regrettable unpropitious deserted prostrate with grief taken aback mushy syrupy gooey schmaltzy slushy hankering missing longing for home lost luckless forbidding acheronian sorry for yourself have the blahs guilty-looking furtive hysterical irrational histrionic afflicting off-putting sickening sick in anguish forgotten homeless strained adverse disadvantageous distressful unable to be consoled unable to be comforted atrocious uncared-for ailing racked humbled drained let-down not happy embarrassed sneaking frowning glowering portentous unpleasant bad-tempered uncommunicative beside oneself with grief dissatisfied dragging defenseless alone defenceless fruitless devitalized cowering humiliated fraught unresponsive phlegmatic ill-tempered remote derelict sequestered affected homesick doomed fatalistic full of regret shot-down frustrated discomfited falling apart sensitive repining weakened having blue devils having the blahs unmitigable distrustful chagrined miffed hard put off shell-shocked emotionally defeated dreamy misanthropic suspicious gloom-ridden disowned in a state aghast beaten strabilious at the end of your tether no-win can't win not a prayer at end of one's rope in the soup at the end of one's tether at one's wits' end full of gloom feeling down doubting in sackcloth and ashes with tears in one's eyes unenthused unconfident contemplative musing dreaming meditative without hope up the creek vanquished baulked worsted objecting balked alarmist easily moved in a bad way doubtful thoughtful down-in-mouth beat beat-down come-apart caved-in harassed wrecked plagued looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny at in floods of tears daydreaming spooked haunted lacking in confidence lacking in enthusiasm having lost heart oversentimental with tears in your eyes persecuted desirous wishful with cold feet gone to pieces in blue funk lost momentum strung out sob story in a stew offended insecure nervy edgy dithery queasy queazy fretted in a reverie unquiet jittery hassled verklempt unzipped hinky goosey in disorder put out amazed psyched out come apart outcast at sixes and sevens het up estranged unloved rejected unpopular unwanted lacklustre passive all alone insipid lifeless weak limp unsocial unbefriended uncherished colourless irresolute meek characterless feeble submissive torpid unmoved spineless unimpassioned vapid uninspiring passionless lackadaisical bloodless mopy desiccated anaemic wooden dry uninspired slothful cowardly gutless dopey indecisive unconcerned boring lackluster indifferent drippy tame inanimate blah without friends feeling friendless with no one to turn to without companions by yourself without a friend in the world colorless anemic lacking in vitality wishy-washy flat tire

untoward adverse unfortunate untimely awkward inconvenient inopportune unfavorable unfavourable ill-timed unanticipated unexpected annoying contrary disastrous mistimed surprising unforeseen unpredictable unpredicted unusual froward headstrong inappropriate inapt inauspicious incontrollable infelicitous intractable irritating recalcitrant refractory uncontrollable ungovernable unlucky unmanageable unruly unsuitable unwelcome wayward wilful willful badly timed inimical malapropos unseasonable vexatious difficult disturbing fractious ill-starred indocile luckless misfortunate problematic star-crossed stubborn troublesome undisciplined unpleasant unpliable unpropitious unyielding wild out of hand

haplessly haplessness haplographies haplography haploid haploidic haphazardness haphazardly haphazard ha'penny ha'pennies ha'pence