Synonyms of fortunately

fortunately

adverb

as in luckily

by good fortune or luck

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Thanks for inviting me—fortunately, I have that day off.

Related Words

• luckily
• thankfully
• happily
• blessedly
• helpfully
• advantageously
• excellently
• superbly
• wonderfully
• marvelously
• pleasantly
• sensationally
• pleasingly
• well
• agreeably
• delightfully
• gloriously
• gratifyingly
• prettily
• nicely
• sweetly
• splendidly
• great
• charmingly
• satisfyingly
• enjoyably
• deliciously
• favorably
• finely
• felicitously
• pleasurably
• swimmingly
• dreamily
• magnificently
• enchantingly
• winningly
• welcomely
• palatably
• fetchingly
• grandly
• delectably

Dissimilar Words

• unfortunately
• sadly
• regrettably
• tragically
• unluckily
• lamentably
• unhappily
• ay
• alack
• distressingly
• annoyingly
• terribly
• irritatingly
• disgustingly
• alarmingly
• disturbingly
• awfully
• badly
• vexingly
• alas
• horribly
• dreadfully
• ill
• traumatically
• appallingly
• shockingly
• wirra
• unsettlingly
• abominably
• horrendously
• woe
• sickeningly
• horridly
• unpleasantly
• vilely
• disagreeably
• perturbingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fortunately

Chase Lackard, 20, is accused of firing the shots, which fortunately did not hit anyone. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Unfortunately—or maybe fortunately for them—many dinosaurs were not alive to experience this global-wildfire-pitch-black hellscape. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

But no one owns themes, fortunately for Swift, especially, but for everyone else too. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 July 2026