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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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“We just got lucky with the timing,” Becker said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

So maybe you should feel lucky if an adviser makes an exception for you — even if you don’t meet the minimum.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s easy to dismiss what Strickland, Gates and the others have created as a lucky local run that’s about to crash into the reality of running statewide as a Republican.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Not everyone is lucky enough to have a mom featured in the business section of the Chicago Tribune.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller