out of luck
Fresh out, unfortunately
Out of luck describes someone who has no chance of getting what they want or need—the opportunity has passed or circumstances have turned against them.
If you were hoping for tickets, you're out of luck—they sold out this morning.
The phrase often delivers bad news with a shrug of finality.
Afflicted with misfortune
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- haplessLacking good fortune
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
doomed · snakebit · unfortunate · ill-starred · accident-prone · underdog · longshot
Reverse in progress
- bad breakUnfortunate turn of events
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- downturnEconomic decline period
failure · loss · defeat · disappointment · rejection · dead end · missed opportunity · strikeout
Let down by outcome
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dejectedLow in spirits
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
disheartened · deflated · frustrated · resigned · hopeless · despondent · downcast · forlorn
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- randomOccurring without pattern
unpredictable · roulette · draw · roll of the dice · crapshoot · fluke · outside chance · slim chance
jinxed
Afflicted with misfortune
star-crossed · doomed · snakebit · unfortunate · ill-starred · accident-prone · underdog · longshot
setback
Reverse in progress
- bad breakUnfortunate turn of events
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
downturn · failure · loss · defeat · disappointment · rejection · dead end · missed opportunity · strikeout · bust
disappointed
Let down by outcome
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dejectedLow in spirits
discouraged · disheartened · deflated · frustrated · resigned · hopeless · despondent · downcast · forlorn · gutted
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
random · unpredictable · roulette · draw · roll of the dice · crapshoot · fluke · outside chance · slim chance · no dice
- fortunelucky, fortune, fate, destiny, jinxed
- lucklucky, luckily, lucky day, lucky charm, lucky star
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament
- losing phrasesgame over, you lose, defeated, beaten, take a beating
- predicamentspredicament, dilemma, bind, pickle, pinch
out of lucklucky
Favored by chance
fortunate · blessed · charmed · on a roll · happy-go-lucky
out of luckin business
Commercially active now
all set · good to go · home free · sitting pretty · sorted
luck, out, unlucky, luckless, bad luck, lucky break, lucklessness, stroke of luck, hard luck