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

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Noun

The uncertainty lay in how to care for themselves, honor that history and make space for a future.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Josemar Lauriano Pereira, a 46-year-old lawyer, said that the rapid availability of results helped combat fraud and uncertainty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

The use of randomness in these oracular techniques creates an enigmatic black box effect – no one can explain just how the chance element embedded in these techniques connects with the answer that emerges.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
These results passed official National Institute of Standards and Technology benchmark test suites, which serve as the gold standard for measuring randomness, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of randomness

Noun

The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport, claiming 30 lives since 1982.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

With 12 one-score wins in the 2024 season, the Chiefs established an NFL record with 17 straight victories in such precarious circumstances.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Kelker-Kelly reportedly had complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event, police said.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumstance

Noun

It is said that touching the polished engravings of the event placed at the pedestal of the Nepomuk statue will bring luck and ensure a return to Prague.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Playing Stratego well requires randomizing the arrangement of your pieces, so luck always plays a role.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

Noun

The idea to incorporate elements of mariachi music into a cover of a Smiths tune happened by happenstance in December 2024.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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

Raw-milk consumption was a growing hazard, and their state, like others, was teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
While some fall days may seem warm, the water can be significantly colder than air temperature, posing hazards for boaters, officials said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazard

Noun

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Besides, there won’t be any more chances for people to get hurt because this is the last charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

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