Definitions

lucky

[luhk-ee] / ˈlʌk i /

ADJECTIVE

fortunate, opportune

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortuitous happy hot successful

WEAK

advantageous adventitious all systems go auspicious beneficial benign blessed charmed coming up roses everything going favored felicitous getting a break golden hit it big holding aces hopeful in the groove into something on a roll on a streak promising propitious prosperous providential serendipitous striking it rich timely well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unlucky

WEAK

bad inopportune unfortunate unpropitious unsuccessful

Usage

What are other ways to say lucky? Lucky is a relatively colloquial adjective that is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day. Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment.

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"I was feeling very weak and was scared for my life. When the healer saw me two days later, he said I was lucky to be alive."

From BBC

On one side, I was lucky to have it.

From BBC

"It was very lucky," he admitted, adding it was also "more fun."

From Barron's

“It is! You’re so lucky! Did you put that porthole in it? What is it supposed to be, a submarine?”

From Literature

Writing on Instagram, Swift described Norton as an "insanely charismatic and lovable host", adding that she felt "ridiculously lucky" to have been paired with the other guests that night.

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