FORTUITY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

fortuity

noun

Definition of fortuity

as in uncertainty

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Recent Examples of fortuity Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity. — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021 Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuity

Noun

Public investment sustains that work through years of uncertainty.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
It should be built to help identify which evidence is credible; to generate the strongest competing explanations; to distinguish facts from inference and prediction; and to make uncertainty visible rather than manufacture precision.

— Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

And that the disparate approaches to roster construction show that what actually matters is a combination of timing, randomness, luck, and talent.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The draft is titled ‘Collapse of Determinism’ and addresses one of the major problems in quantum physics – randomness of events.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of randomness

Noun

Another accident in 2017 occurred on the way to Alexandria, when a train derailed and collided head-on with another train, killing more than 40 people.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
In May, one person was killed and another injured after a skydiving accident in Perris.

— Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

The value of a life insurance policy, like any other insurance coverage, however, is relative to the policyholder, their financial circumstances and their goals.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Why should two families in similar circumstances pay such wildly different taxes when all else is equal?

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of circumstance

Noun

Today, she’s stalled out and blaming her failure on happenstance.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
First, there’s Bertha Manchester (Linda Reiter), who, in a morbid bit of happenstance, was actually killed in a brutal axe murder just days before Lizzie’s trial.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of happenstance

Noun

Ice – one of the most dangerous hazards in aviation – also will be considered.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
According to Hunt Arsenal, the attachment cord connecting the aider to the climbing stick may fray, separate or break during use, creating a serious fall hazard.

— Erik Barber, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of hazard

Noun

Four of South Florida's top high school football players have been named finalists for the 2026 CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy, with fans now getting a chance to help decide who will take home the prestigious award.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Sagittarius Moon favors privacy and a chance to let your mind wander.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026