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
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• coincidental
• favorable
• providential
• unexpected
• fluky
• heaven-sent
• chance
• promising
• bright
• good
• timely
• hopeful
• opportune
• benign
• beneficial
• unforeseen
• accidental
• seasonable
• encouraging
• propitious
• auspicious
• serendipitous
• fair
• profitable
• golden
• 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

Robb Report was lucky enough to join On Location, the group in charge of FIFA’s official hospitality program, at the match over the weekend, enjoying the second-highest tier of its premium packages. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

The two trail only Rihanna, who has racked up a lucky 13 winners. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The biopic tells the story of French artist Philippe Petit's unauthorized high-wire walk between New York City's Twin Towers in 1974, and Gordon-Levitt was lucky enough to learn from the risk-taker himself. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Kids in the 90s may have been lucky enough to experience both, but kids nowadays probably don't know either one. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 30 June 2026