Synonyms of lucky

lucky

adjective

ˈlə-kē 

1

as in happy

having good luck

the lucky contestant finished the game show with $10,000

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happy
• fortunate
• privileged
• gifted
• blessed
• favored
• promising
• hot
• golden
• blest
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unlucky
• unfortunate
• unhappy
• hapless
• luckless
• cursed
• disadvantaged
• snakebitten
• ill-fated
• ill-starred
• star-crossed
• snakebit
• curst

2

as in fortunate

coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly

finding this $20 bill on the way to the store was a lucky break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fortunate
• happy
• fortuitous
• convenient
• favorable
• coincidental
• providential
• unexpected
• flukey
• fluky
• heaven-sent
• promising
• chance
• hopeful
• timely
• bright
• opportune
• beneficial
• good
• unforeseen
• accidental
• seasonable
• encouraging
• benign
• propitious
• auspicious
• serendipitous
• profitable
• golden
• fair
• advantageous
• heartening
• unlooked-for
• halcyon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfortunate
• unlucky
• unhappy
• hapless
• luckless
• expected
• inconvenient
• untimely
• anticipated
• foreseen
• intentional
• inopportune
• unseasonable
• deliberate
• planned
• ill-fated
• ill-starred
• star-crossed
• disastrous
• catastrophic
• inauspicious
• unpromising
• calamitous

Synonym Chooser

How is the word lucky different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of lucky are fortunate, happy, and providential. While all these words mean "meeting with unforeseen success," lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

won because of a lucky bounce

When is fortunate a more appropriate choice than lucky?

The meanings of fortunate and lucky largely overlap; however, fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts.

fortunate in my investments

How does the word happy relate to other synonyms for lucky?

Happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed.

a series of happy accidents

When can providential be used instead of lucky?

Although the words providential and lucky have much in common, providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power.

a providential change in the weather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lucky

Gabriel isn’t so lucky and dies after unfurling his parachute and cracking his head on the rudder. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 May 2025

Curiously, the top three casinos are not in Las Vegas—Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa was deemed the luckiest casino in America with the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York and the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma rounding out the top three. —Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

They are play — there’s always one, the lucky dumpling, that my parents fill with black peppercorns to award a prize to its unfortunate recipient, like finding a Golden Ticket. —Daria Lavelle, People.com, 23 May 2025

In another instance, the lucky baby received 1 million frequent-flyer miles. —Michael Nied, People.com, 12 May 2025