fortunate

[fawr-chuh-nit] / ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt /

ADJECTIVE

having good luck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

WEAK

advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining get a break golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune overcoming promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

WEAK

adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

Usage

What are other ways to say fortunate? The adjective fortunate, which describes people or events marked by good fortune, 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. Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

Example Sentences

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Vaughan told a Test Match Special debate programme he did not think Stokes' position as captain "was ever a question" but that Key and McCullum were fortunate to survive.

From BBC

There's a lot of aspects that I've been fortunate enough to be around... learning from Jurgen and then coming here and being involved in a lot of conversations.

From BBC

Artist Gonzalez, whose work is inspired by classical Baroque artists like Velázquez and Goya, said she felt "enormously fortunate" to have been part of the album's journey.

From BBC

"To some extent, China is fortunate that 25 years ago it began its investment in renewable energy and it is now reaping the benefits," he said.

From BBC

It is dissimilar to a historic home run because a baseball leaves the field of play, and the owner becomes the fortunate fan.

From Los Angeles Times

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