Antonyms for fortuitous
fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu-for·tu·itous

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1. fortuitous

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

   Synonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

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1. fortuitous

   Antonyms:
   designed, purposed

   Synonyms:
   accidental, undesigned

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1. causeless, fortuitous, uncausedadjective

   having no cause or apparent cause

   "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, intended

   Synonyms:
   causeless, reasonless, uncaused

2. fortuitousadjective

   occurring by happy chance

   "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"

   Antonyms:
   intended, unfortunate

   Synonyms:
   uncaused, causeless

How to use fortuitous in a sentence?

1. Eric Hoffer:

   However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human affairs everything in more or less fortuitous. We do not even believe in the inevitability of our own death. Hence the difficulty of deciphering the present, of detecting the seeds of things to come as they germinate before our eyes. We are not attuned to seeing the inevitable.

2. Herbert Westren Turnbull:

   Mathematics transfigures the fortuitous concourse of atoms into the tracery of the finger of God.

3. Alan Keenan:

   The fact it is politically helpful to the new government - in that it weakens the chances of the Rajapaksas coming back - is also fortuitous but it shouldn't be the primary motivation.

4. George McBride:

   The early movers in cannabis that listed their stocks a few years ago did so at a fortuitous time and were able to raise a lot of money astronomically fast. But they grew very quickly and now sales have not matched investor expectations.

5. State Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe:

   It was fortuitous that the trooper was outside and that the other troopers were inside, we had civilian dispatchers and others inside the building that were protected. Im just thankful they were there.

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