English adjective: fortunate | |||
1. | fortunate having unexpected good fortune | ||
Samples | Other, less fortunate, children died. A fortunate choice. | ||
Similar | better off, felicitous, fortuitous, good, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, miraculous, providential, well, well-off | ||
See also | lucky, privileged, successful | ||
Antonyms | unfortunate | ||
2. | fortunate supremely favored | ||
Samples | Golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust. | ||
Synonyms | golden | ||
Similar | blessed, blest | ||
Antonyms | cursed, curst | ||
3. | fortunate presaging good fortune | ||
Samples | She made a fortunate decision to go to medical school. Rosy predictions. | ||
Synonyms | rosy | ||
Similar | auspicious | ||
Antonyms | inauspicious, unfortunate | ||