ill-fated vs unlucky

ill-fated and unlucky both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill-fated	No	Yes	No	No
unlucky	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ill-fated and unlucky are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ill-fated include doomed, ill-omened, ill-starred.

ill-fated (adjective)	unlucky (adjective)
marked by or promising bad fortune	having or bringing misfortune
	marked by or promising bad fortune