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Synonyms & Antonyms of providential
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
- winning the lottery could not have come at a more providential time for the recently laid-off worker
Synonyms for providential
- fluky
- (also flukey),
- fortuitous,
- fortunate,
- happy,
- heaven-sent,
- lucky
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The first known use of providential was in 1648
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