What is another word for fortunate?
Synonyms for fortunate
ˈfɔr tʃə nɪtfor·tu·nate
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word fortunate.
Wiktionary
fortunateadjective
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunatefortunateadjective
Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunatefortunateadjective
Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unfortunate, unluckyfortunateadjective
Presaging happiness.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunatefortunateadjective
Auspicious.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unfortunate, unluckyfortunateadjective
Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunatefortunateadjective
Lucky, favored by fortune.
Synonyms:
luckyAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunate
English Synonyms and Antonyms
fortunate
A man is successful in any case if he achieves or gains what he seeks; he is known as a successful man if he has achieved or gained worthy objects of endeavor; he is fortunate or lucky if advantages have come to him without or beyond his direct planning or achieving. Lucky is the more common and colloquial, fortunate the more elegant word; fortunate is more naturally applied to the graver matters, as we speak of the fortunate, rather than the lucky, issue of a great battle; lucky more strongly emphasizes the element of chance, as when we speak of a lucky hit, a lucky guess, or of one as "born under a lucky star." Favored is used in a religious sense, implying that one is the object of divine favor. Happy, in this connection, signifies possessed of the means of happiness. One is said to be happy or prosperous whether his prosperity be the result of fortune or of achievement; prospered rather denotes the action of a superintending Providence.
Synonyms:
favored, happy, lucky, prospered, prosperous, successfulAntonyms:
broken, crushed, fallen, ill-starred, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, woful, wretched
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
fortunate
Synonyms:
lucky, propitious, happy, felicitous, prosperous, auspicious, providential, successfulAntonyms:
unlucky, unfortunate, unhappy, infelicitous
Princeton's WordNet
fortunateadjective
having unexpected good fortune
"other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
Antonyms:
miserable, roofless, ill-fated, ill-starred, fatal, unhappy, pathetic, homeless, cursed, calamitous, unlucky, inauspicious, pitiable, regrettable, hapless, too bad, poor, pitiful, unfortunate, black, doomed, dispossessed, abject, disastrous, wretched, fateful, piteous, infelicitous, curst, ill-omened, downtrodden, misfortunatefortunate, goldenadjective
supremely favored
"golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
Synonyms:
gilded, rosy, lucky, prosperous, aureate, golden, gold, gilt, halcyon, favourable, favorableAntonyms:
unhappy, ill-fated, unfortunate, curst, too bad, unlucky, roofless, hapless, cursed, misfortunate, piteous, regrettable, infelicitous, wretched, downtrodden, pathetic, abject, poor, pitiable, disastrous, fatal, ill-omened, homeless, inauspicious, black, calamitous, doomed, dispossessed, pitiful, fateful, miserable, ill-starredfortunate, rosyadjective
presaging good fortune
"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
Synonyms:
rose-cheeked, rosy, flushed, rosy-cheeked, golden, blushful, rose-coloredAntonyms:
inauspicious, homeless, too bad, regrettable, ill-omened, roofless, miserable, doomed, unfortunate, curst, poor, hapless, black, fateful, infelicitous, fatal, disastrous, dispossessed, wretched, unhappy, pitiful, cursed, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, abject, ill-fated, calamitous, unlucky, pathetic, downtrodden, ill-starred
Dictionary of English Synonymes
fortunateadjective
Synonyms:
LUCKY, successful, prosperous, favored, happyfortunateadjective
Synonyms:
propitious, auspicious, favorable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fortunateadjective
Synonyms:
lucky, favored, auspicious, favorableAntonyms:
unfortunate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "fortunate":
lucky, happy, privileged, chance, iucky, fortunately, pleased, wealthy
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1507","1"],["1524","1"],["1525","1"],["1563","1"],["1564","2"],["1572","2"],["1574","2"],["1575","5"],["1579","3"],["1581","9"],["1582","1"],["1584","2"],["1587","10"],["1588","4"],["1590","8"],["1592","1"],["1595","2"],["1598","1"],["1605","1"],["1619","1"],["1620","2"],["1624","1"],["1625","1"],["1626","1"],["1629","1"],["1630","4"],["1635","12"],["1637","19"],["1638","7"],["1644","4"],["1645","1"],["1648","10"],["1649","6"],["1650","1"],["1653","5"],["1655","3"],["1656","22"],["1657","13"],["1658","7"],["1660","1"],["1661","5"],["1662","3"],["1663","1"],["1664","6"],["1665","7"],["1667","15"],["1668","10"],["1669","3"],["1670","20"],["1671","3"],["1673","10"],["1675","39"],["1676","9"],["1677","2"],["1678","8"],["1679","8"],["1680","7"],["1681","12"],["1682","9"],["1683","7"],["1684","6"],["1685","36"],["1686","12"],["1688","27"],["1689","5"],["1690","1"],["1691","7"],["1692","4"],["1693","7"],["1694","6"],["1695","1"],["1696","12"],["1697","5"],["1698","45"],["1699","10"],["1700","15"],["1701","33"],["1702","20"],["1703","31"],["1704","26"],["1705","22"],["1706","42"],["1707","51"],["1708","34"],["1709","28"],["1710","29"],["1711","81"],["1712","15"],["1713","20"],["1714","30"],["1715","37"],["1716","11"],["1717","43"],["1718","12"],["1719","25"],["1720","52"],["1721","34"],["1722","29"],["1723","83"],["1724","68"],["1725","57"],["1726","55"],["1727","82"],["1728","107"],["1729","122"],["1730","87"],["1731","159"],["1732","57"],["1733","62"],["1734","96"],["1735","89"],["1736","54"],["1737","69"],["1738","54"],["1739","107"],["1740","89"],["1741","52"],["1742","117"],["1743","73"],["1744","107"],["1745","65"],["1746","96"],["1747","124"],["1748","100"],["1749","72"],["1750","148"],["1751","98"],["1752","116"],["1753","199"],["1754","177"],["1755","178"],["1756","68"],["1757","99"],["1758","201"],["1759","412"],["1760","235"],["1761","339"],["1762","158"],["1763","310"],["1764","266"],["1765","127"],["1766","263"],["1767","306"],["1768","296"],["1769","231"],["1770","311"],["1771","341"],["1772","263"],["1773","327"],["1774","280"],["1775","373"],["1776","460"],["1777","519"],["1778","341"],["1779","428"],["1780","373"],["1781","613"],["1782","469"],["1783","694"],["1784","594"],["1785","648"],["1786","742"],["1787","982"],["1788","1203"],["1789","1413"],["1790","1162"],["1791","827"],["1792","1115"],["1793","863"],["1794","1043"],["1795","1210"],["1796","1612"],["1797","1219"],["1798","1424"],["1799","1098"],["1800","1614"],["1801","2204"],["1802","2424"],["1803","2451"],["1804","2952"],["1805","2956"],["1806","3163"],["1807","3025"],["1808","2859"],["1809","2633"],["1810","2777"],["1811","3461"],["1812","3040"],["1813","2820"],["1814","3783"],["1815","3414"],["1816","3204"],["1817","4605"],["1818","4898"],["1819","3588"],["1820","5394"],["1821","4238"],["1822","5267"],["1823","5812"],["1824","6174"],["1825","7079"],["1826","5627"],["1827","6547"],["1828","6513"],["1829","6346"],["1830","7149"],["1831","6818"],["1832","6734"],["1833","6667"],["1834","6725"],["1835","8505"],["1836","8107"],["1837","8372"],["1838","7533"],["1839","8226"],["1840","8674"],["1841","7807"],["1842","6304"],["1843","7422"],["1844","7690"],["1845","9152"],["1846","9830"],["1847","8288"],["1848","8748"],["1849","9955"],["1850","9989"],["1851","9801"],["1852","11841"],["1853","13116"],["1854","14567"],["1855","11893"],["1856","13983"],["1857","11523"],["1858","11220"],["1859","11712"],["1860","12063"],["1861","9251"],["1862","7666"],["1863","7278"],["1864","9799"],["1865","9131"],["1866","9922"],["1867","9809"],["1868","10694"],["1869","9729"],["1870","9515"],["1871","10551"],["1872","10162"],["1873","10628"],["1874","11986"],["1875","11229"],["1876","12190"],["1877","11645"],["1878","11090"],["1879","12484"],["1880","15360"],["1881","14416"],["1882","15502"],["1883","17642"],["1884","15478"],["1885","14786"],["1886","13489"],["1887","14858"],["1888","14761"],["1889","14254"],["1890","14772"],["1891","15929"],["1892","18147"],["1893","17638"],["1894","17013"],["1895","18607"],["1896","20974"],["1897","19522"],["1898","21532"],["1899","23756"],["1900","27098"],["1901","24271"],["1902","25464"],["1903","22887"],["1904","26819"],["1905","24436"],["1906","26028"],["1907","24177"],["1908","25285"],["1909","21912"],["1910","24130"],["1911","23918"],["1912","23784"],["1913","23876"],["1914","22434"],["1915","20419"],["1916","18745"],["1917","19128"],["1918","18095"],["1919","19345"],["1920","23056"],["1921","20025"],["1922","23630"],["1923","20154"],["1924","18713"],["1925","19217"],["1926","17687"],["1927","21479"],["1928","20255"],["1929","19089"],["1930","22033"],["1931","19456"],["1932","17699"],["1933","14840"],["1934","18129"],["1935","19007"],["1936","19590"],["1937","19620"],["1938","19400"],["1939","19059"],["1940","17927"],["1941","15761"],["1942","14883"],["1943","13627"],["1944","12064"],["1945","13713"],["1946","18116"],["1947","20322"],["1948","20800"],["1949","22984"],["1950","21641"],["1951","21472"],["1952","22024"],["1953","22018"],["1954","23131"],["1955","22869"],["1956","23794"],["1957","25416"],["1958","24755"],["1959","25971"],["1960","28670"],["1961","30836"],["1962","33805"],["1963","35001"],["1964","34278"],["1965","38120"],["1966","40405"],["1967","42457"],["1968","47665"],["1969","47276"],["1970","47963"],["1971","44805"],["1972","45070"],["1973","40863"],["1974","40306"],["1975","39549"],["1976","41707"],["1977","40773"],["1978","40071"],["1979","40522"],["1980","41589"],["1981","40049"],["1982","41799"],["1983","42410"],["1984","43915"],["1985","44195"],["1986","45967"],["1987","46783"],["1988","49028"],["1989","51012"],["1990","54360"],["1991","53080"],["1992","56354"],["1993","56024"],["1994","60450"],["1995","62487"],["1996","66953"],["1997","67938"],["1998","69701"],["1999","76495"],["2000","87014"],["2001","86782"],["2002","95515"],["2003","110878"],["2004","130657"],["2005","119781"],["2006","135730"],["2007","153790"],["2008","237686"]]
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#740 | gold | |
#1280 | happy | |
#1885 | chance | |
#1897 | successful | |
#2338 | golden | |
#4797 | lucky | |
#5012 | pleased | |
#11528 | favorable | |
#11598 | fortunately | |
#11776 | privileged | |
#12950 | wealthy | |
#13484 | fortunate | |
#17566 | favored | |
#19183 | favourable | |
#21540 | prosperous | |
#24162 | gilt | |
#28192 | flushed | |
#29199 | rosy | |
#34679 | gilded | |
#42326 | halcyon | |
#47443 | auspicious | |
#60663 | prospered | |
#98949 | providential | |
#105236 | propitious | |
#112460 | felicitous | |
#216212 | aureate |
How to use fortunate in a sentence?
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan:
It was a big bang, like an explosion. It was big enough for everyone to hear and go look what happened. There was smoke and when I went over I saw people on the ground, one of the guys was run over, his leg was bent a funny way. we are fortunate that we had a firefighter on detail there.
Don Newcombes presence and life established him as a role model for major leaguers across the country, he was a constant presence at Dodger Stadium and players always gravitated to him for his endless advice and leadership. The Dodgers meant everything to him and we are all fortunate he was part of our lives.
I guess I'm fortunate that every morning I get up, if I'm going to drive cattle or saddle horses, I get to watch the sunrise, i don't hear cars, I don't see cars, I don't see people. I see the wildlife.
We are fortunate to be ambassadors of this beautiful game, and it is our responsibility to make sure the next generation of players have more opportunities than we had, its time to stand together and work to create a viable league that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of our hard work.
Not owning Amazon has obviously hurt us this year, but we've been fortunate to own names that have made up the difference.
Translations for fortunate
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- محظوظArabic
- щастлив, удачен, късметлийскиBulgarian
- heldigDanish
- glücklichGerman
- τυχερόςGreek
- afortunadoSpanish
- suotuisa, lupaava, onnekasFinnish
- chanceuxFrench
- sonasachIrish
- fortanachScottish Gaelic
- traaoilManx
- szerencsésHungarian
- hazarda, hazardala, fortunozaIdo
- gelukkigDutch
- szczęśliwyPolish
- norocosRomanian
- lyckligSwedish
- โชคดีThai
- şanslıTurkish
- пощастилоUkrainian
- may mắnVietnamese
- 幸运Chinese
Get even more translations for fortunate »
Translation
Find a translation for the fortunate synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"fortunate." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/fortunate>.
Discuss these fortunate synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In