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

Kennedy said no homes have been lost in Freeport because of the flooding, fortunately. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The Giants fortunately fell into a win in their first game without Jaxson Dart Sunday at MetLife Stadium, beating the inept Tennessee Titans, 12-7, on an end zone interception by safety Jevon Holland. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

As for concerned mothers, there are fortunately simple changes that can ease any concerns. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

And Italian identity is still — fortunately — synonymous with hospitality, dialogue and exchange, which are the conditions for cultivating intuitions, visions and innovations. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026