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

Admirers viewed him as a capable leader who could steer the nation through global uncertainties, the image carefully crafted by the mainstream media.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Taiwanese officials and companies described these systems as a way to introduce uncertainty and danger for an approaching force.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

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
This isn’t a fluke matchup based on the randomness of the postseason, as the Brewers and the Rays finished at the top of their leagues during the regular season.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of randomness

Noun

The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
An accident in the Chihuahua mountains On April 19, the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office reported the dismantling of a synthetic drug lab in the municipality of Morelos, in the mountains of that state.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

The prince didn’t have any luck in blocking Kelce, which comes as little surprise given the Chiefs star knows how to avoid defensive players.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Halloween fireballs Our last pick is going to take a great deal of patience, and a good amount of luck!

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

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

Tech hazard The tech world is also racing to implement fixes after the discovery of critical security vulnerabilities in software used to power much of the internet.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Legal responsibility depends on the facts of the situation, including whether the tree owner knew or should have known about a hazard and failed to address it.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazard

Noun

The loss thwarted Cleveland’s chance at a World Series championship, extending its drought to 78 years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Afternoon highs on Friday are expected to be a much cooler 57 degrees as a 40% chance of rainfall lingers in the area.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026