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 what you want from your index fund is access to the latest hot stocks, you’re in luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

If you've ever wanted to see Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings, Poe Dameron from Star Wars, and the ugly dog from Deadpool in one place, you're in luck this weekend.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

“Warm weather lovers are in luck as much of the nation will be 10-20 degrees above average,” the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center posted on X over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

And if you’re looking to channel Agent Cooper or recreate the magic of the Double R at home, you’re in luck.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

“Do you want to hear a poem, Beowulf? You are in luck; I was planning to read more poetry today. After lunch, I thought we might have a go at ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus.’”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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