LUCKILY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

luckily

adverb

Definition of luckily

as in fortunately

by good fortune or luck Luckily, none of our dishes broke during the move.

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Recent Examples of luckily And luckily, Amazon has the Apple AirPods Pro 3 on sale for 20% off at $199! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Tierney luckily also launched a cottage food bakery business with a bake-to-order menu. — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 But luckily, the rest of women’s soccer didn’t get the memo, because the last few weekends of domestic and international games have been nothing short of exhilarating. — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 And luckily, using this cleaning method doesn’t require soaking. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for luckily

Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckily

Adverb

This game was being broadcast on CBS Sports Network and fortunately for the residents of this state, the cameras focus on the inside of the stadium and not the outside.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
And fortunately for the Heat, the roster has several players who excel at those corner jumpers, which are the shortest three-point shots on the court.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortunately

Adverb

This film has had a very troubled road to release—its original distributor, Amazon, dropped it days after signing a $50 billion deal with OpenAI—but, thankfully, it has since been acquired by Neon.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The ladies are back from their trip to San Francisco, which means Mary is thankfully back on our screens.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026