Definitions

in luck

ADJECTIVE

fortunate

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 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

Example Sentences

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If so you are in luck, for the traditional platza massage using a venik is practiced in Russian baths to this very day.

From Literature

“Mademoiselle, you’re in luck. The wardrobe mistress is in a frenzy mending the costumes for tonight’s performance, for they are delicate. If you can so much as hold a needle, you will be put to work at once. Follow me.”

From Literature

“Very well. Let us take no more than three minutes to collect our bird-watching equipment. If we are in luck, we will find some interesting specimens before teatime.”

From Literature

If your family loves reading “Green Eggs and Ham,” you’re in luck.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day, they arrived earlier and were in luck.

From Los Angeles Times

in luck

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