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lucky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lucky

1 having good luck

  • the lucky contestant finished the game show with $10,000
Synonyms of lucky

fortunate, happy
Words Related to lucky

blessed (also blest), favored, gifted, privileged

fair, golden, promising

hot
Near Antonyms of lucky

cursed (also curst), disadvantaged
Antonyms of lucky

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, snakebit (or snakebitten), star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

2 coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly

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

fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, fortunate, happy, heaven-sent, providential
Words Related to lucky

convenient, opportune, seasonable, timely

unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for

accidental, chance, coincidental, serendipitous

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, heartening, hopeful, promising, propitious

benign, favorable, golden, good, halcyon

advantageous, beneficial, profitable
Near Antonyms of lucky

inconvenient, inopportune, unseasonable, untimely

anticipated, expected, foreseen

deliberate, intentional, planned

inauspicious, unpromising

calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous
Antonyms of lucky

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

Synonym Discussion of lucky

lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result.
    • won because of a lucky bounce
fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts.
    • fortunate in my investments
happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed.
    • a series of happy accidents
providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power.
    • a providential change in the weather

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  1. See words that rhyme with lucky Dictionary: Definition of lucky Spanish Central: Translation of lucky Nglish: Translation of lucky for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of lucky for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about lucky

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