Definitions

serendipitous

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tuhs] / ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ təs /

ADJECTIVE

casual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

occasional offhand spontaneous

WEAK

accidental adventitious by chance by-the-way contingent erratic extemporaneous extempore fluky fortuitous impromptu improvised impulsive incidental infrequent irregular odd uncertain unexpected unforeseen unintentional unplanned unpremeditated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

WEAK

formal painstaking premeditated serious

ADJECTIVE

fortuitous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortunate odd random unforeseen

WEAK

arbitrary casual chance contingent fluke fluky haphazard happy incidental luck in luck out lucky-dog providential unplanned

Antonyms

WEAK

calculated deliberate designed intentional planned unlucky

ADJECTIVE

helpful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible advantageous applicable conducive constructive convenient cooperative crucial essential favorable friendly important invaluable practical productive profitable significant suitable supportive sympathetic timely useful valuable

WEAK

accommodating benevolent bettering caring considerate contributive effectual efficacious fortunate good for improving instrumental kind neighborly operative pragmatic serviceable symbiotic usable utilitarian

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool disagreeable hindering hurting inappropriate inessential injurious inopportune insignificant minor nonessential trivial unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unimportant unsociable unsuitable useless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous harmful hurtful unconstructive

ADJECTIVE

lucky

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 striking it rich timely well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unlucky

WEAK

bad inopportune unfortunate unpropitious unsuccessful

Example Sentences

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Outside of deliberate research, my reading is largely a product of whatever I happen to serendipitously stumble upon in used bookstores.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vital moments of connection with kids happen serendipitously.

From The Wall Street Journal

That Riley later took the job at USC only made the fit feel more serendipitous.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, in the kind of serendipitous turn only October can create, Klein has etched his name into World Series lore.

From Los Angeles Times

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