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

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in luck

If your car was insured by State Farm in 2025, you’re in luck: You likely qualify for a dividend payment from the insurance giant.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

If the answer is to the bottom of the sea, you might be in luck.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Thursday’s decision was a positive turn in luck for Bayer, which has already paid out more than $10 billion in settlements related to Roundup since buying Monsanto for $66 billion in 2018.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

If you’re planning a cruise vacation in the coming months, you’re in luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

"You're really in luck," Barney Northrup said for the sixth and last time.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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