Definitions

lucky

[luhk-ee] / ˈlʌk i /

ADJECTIVE

fortunate, opportune

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortuitous happy hot successful

WEAK

advantageous adventitious all systems go auspicious beneficial benign blessed charmed coming up roses everything going favored felicitous getting a break golden hit it big holding aces hopeful in the groove into something on a roll on a streak promising propitious prosperous providential serendipitous striking it rich timely well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unlucky

WEAK

bad inopportune unfortunate unpropitious unsuccessful

Usage

What are other ways to say lucky? Lucky is a relatively colloquial adjective that is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day. Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate 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.

Example Sentences

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“As long as they get lucky and no one gets hurt, they don’t think that’s a safety problem, but humans see that as a safety problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

For the psychic who does a spiritual cleanse on her, they were lucky to find one who agreed to have his face on camera.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Rather than expecting young people to feel lucky just to be somewhere, we should urge young people to consider places that would feel lucky to have them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"And now it's become an exercise in how, if you're lucky often enough, people will think you're a guru."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"With Raven about, we are lucky to have such a strong snowhouse," Oteg said.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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