in the gravy

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 luck 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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“There were always little scraps of meat in the gravy, too. Enough to hold you till the next thing.”

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Feel free to add more cabbage to smother in the gravy; the recipe will accommodate as much as double without increasing the amount of tomato.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2023

When neither these nor mushrooms are within reach, the very thin rind of a small but fresh jogan fruit may be boiled in the gravy, and the strained juice added at the instant of serving.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2019

Whole chillis, simmered in the gravy, add a much gentler heat – and, as a bonus, they look quite pretty, too.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2016

Brienne shook her head, staring down at her trencher as if to find some answer in the gravy.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

in the gravy

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