luckiest

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

Example Sentences

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luckiest

To follow Alexander was, Mr. Richardson relates, for all but his luckiest generals, ultimately to sacrifice oneself “for another man’s dreams,” namely and tragically, to “break the limits of his humanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

There is a small chance that whoever placed these bets was just the luckiest person in the world.

From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026

Only the luckiest, or best connected, among the accredited investors are invited to participate directly in the funding rounds where companies offer private shares to raise money—like the one OpenAI did earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the "luckiest man" alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

“I can’t believe it! I’m the luckiest kid in the WORLD!”

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth