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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If you’re lucky, your table will overlook the famous fountain show — a spectacle that somehow makes an already indulgent steak dinner feel even more special.

From Salon

"But in the winter I'm lucky to get 20 hours work a week, on minimum wage, so it is a struggle."

From BBC

My team is very slow, much slower than most other teams and I realize on this day that I will be very lucky to finish the race, let alone do well.

From Literature

One hundred lucky school pupils have bagged tickets to Harry Style's one-off concert in Manchester later - thanks to a gift from the star himself.

From BBC

I was so lucky that Jan Matthys, who is the director of Episode 1, was an incredible mentor to me throughout the process.

From Los Angeles Times

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