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.

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Amy said: "We were so excited to live together. We had both packed up our lives to move in, we were fortunate to have family homes to move back into."

From BBC

James said: "He was brought up with nothing - he had to work hard for what he had so, he was always trying to give back and give those opportunities to the less fortunate."

From BBC

The actor who played the East German assassin on Bond’s tail wasn’t so fortunate.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are lucky to be here after an incredibly fortunate postseason run against two teams they were playing for the third time.

From Los Angeles Times

Manchester United were slightly fortunate to beat Fulham last time out.

From BBC

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