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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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It’s exciting to get a check — people feel lucky.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Nick Marns, an insurance broker from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, does not consider himself lucky.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I feel very lucky that my family and I can do those things together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But Apple Intelligence hints at a more distant threat to Apple, one that will fall on Ternus’s plate should he be lucky enough to match Cook’s CEO tenure.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“Of course! What did I do to get so lucky for a drop-in visit? Everything okay?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy