heaven-sent

heav·en–sent

adj \-ˌsent\

Definition of HEAVEN-SENT

: providential

First Known Use of HEAVEN-SENT

1612

Related to HEAVEN-SENT

Synonyms: fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, providential

Antonyms: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

Related Words: convenient, opportune, seasonable, timely; unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for; accidental, chance, coincidental, serendipitous; auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, heartening, hopeful, promising, propitious; benign, favorable, golden, good, halcyon; advantageous, beneficial, profitable

Near Antonyms: inconvenient, inopportune, unseasonable, untimely; anticipated, expected, foreseen; deliberate, intentional, planned; inauspicious, unpromising; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous

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