fortunate

[fawr-chuh-nit] / ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt /

ADJECTIVE

having good luck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

WEAK

advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining get a break golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune overcoming promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

WEAK

adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

Usage

What are other ways to say fortunate? The adjective fortunate, which describes people or events marked by good fortune, 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. Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

Example Sentences

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Still, I try to remind myself that I’m fortunate to have steady work, financial stability and real opportunities ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's a painful amount of money to spend, but I am fortunate that I can afford that," he said.

From BBC

Is this not the conundrum of our time, and aren’t we fortunate to have this boor reminding us of this with each new episode?

From Salon

“I was fortunate that my parents worked really hard to get us educated in some of the best schools.”

From The Wall Street Journal

If you’re fortunate, you’ll land some anonymous buzz, an interview and one of those goofy gold star stickers teams now post on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal

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