fortuities

noun

plural of fortuity
as in uncertainties

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuities
  1. uncertainties
  2. circumstances
  3. hazards
  4. accidents
  5. luck
  6. chances
Noun
  • The team thinks most lingering uncertainties can be resolved by extending the observations beyond the current three-minute window.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Major uncertainties remain in interpreting the results from these experiments, but researchers’ best estimates suggest that each site is measuring a different flux.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncertainties
Noun
  • And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Making this call can sometimes be a tough decision and of course everybody is different and has different circumstances.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of circumstances
Noun
  • Holden eagerly rebels against Pencey Prep, gets the boot, and flees to New York City, a place with its own vices and hazards, but without the sort of propaganda and pretense that obscure the school’s dark underside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The main hazards will be flash flooding and damaging winds once again.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hazards
Noun
  • The fantasy and sci-fi elements prove somewhat trickier for Meyer to navigate, but that mainly leads to happy accidents.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Army had the second-most accidents that year, though the Marines’ rate was nearly double that of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of accidents
Noun
  • That’s the magic of Yatzy, a simple game that’s equal parts luck and strategy and easy enough for anyone to join in.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Real Time audience took that one in stride, giving it a good laugh and applause, but then Maher pushed his luck.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of luck
Noun
  • Its volatile stock closely tracks investors’ perceived chances of cashing in on the GLP-1 boom.
    — Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of chances
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

forts
fortuities
fortuitous
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Fortuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuities. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of salvo

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

'Gaslighting,' 'Woke,' 'Democracy,' and Other Top Lookups
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All