hapless

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

unlucky and deserving of pity

In a sentence

Hapless in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing hapless in a sentence.

The hapless traveler missed three connecting flights in a single day.

Synonyms

unfortunatelucklessill-fatedwretched

Antonyms

fortunatelucky

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Hapless (adjective) means unlucky and deserving of pity

Here is hapless used in an example sentence: "The hapless traveler missed three connecting flights in a single day."

Common synonyms for hapless include unfortunate, luckless, ill-fated, wretched.

Antonyms of hapless include fortunate, lucky.

Hapless is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.