fortunate

adjective

for·tu·nate ˈfȯr-chə-nət

ˈfȯrch-nət

Synonyms of fortunate next

: bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious

made a fortunate investment

: receiving some unexpected good

How fortunate we are to get such a nice room!

fortunateness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for fortunate

lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success.

lucky stresses the role of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

won because of a lucky bounce

fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond what one deserves.

fortunate in my investments

happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed.

a series of happy accidents

providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power.

a providential change in the weather

Examples of fortunate in a Sentence

How fortunate we were to find that restaurant! We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.

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For us and for other animals, however, there’s a second fortunate result: Oxygen. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Dyson wrote in the op-ed that while the company was fortunate enough to have £140 million to invest in improving farming infrastructure, few other farmers had that kind of financial success. —

Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024 Helping someone — or a family — less fortunate comes to mind. —

Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024 But Andrew is more symbol than great character — a significant time-capsule relic slightly diminished by the fortunate evolution of human thinking about sexuality and AIDS. 14. —

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