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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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I have been lucky enough to see launches of the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Ortega: It’s one of those classic lucky breaks where you do something for like 10, 15 years, and then the perfect thing comes along.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And even when I’ve been lucky enough to experience a respite from my illness, I’ve typically had to be on maintenance therapy to keep it in check.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Did the organization merely get lucky, again and again?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Boy,” Daisy said, “if you and Rowdy keep drinking water like that, we’ll be lucky if we have any left around here.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.