Difference between revisions of "Fortuitous"

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English

Adjective

Fortuitous (comparative more Fortuitous, superlative most Fortuitous)

1. Happening by chance; coincidental or accidental.
2. Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
3. (law) Happening independently of human will.

Adverbs for Fortuitous

curiously; obviously; luckily; presumably; casually; wholly; comically; inexplicably; mysteriously; admittedly; ludicrously; certainly; providentially; frequently; purportediy; evidently; luckily; awkwardly; pleasantly; tragically; undependably; uneasily; uncertainly; opportunely; ironically; favorably; conveniently.

Synonyms for Fortuitous

fortunate, contingent, incidental, random, accidental, casual, chance.

Antonyms for Fortuitous

deliberate, rehearsed, plotted, planned, arranged, calculated.

Derived terms

• fortuitously
• fortuitousness

Thesaurus

accessory, accidental, additional, adscititious, adventitious, aleatory, appurtenant, ascititious, auxiliary, casual, causeless, chance, chancy, circumstantial, collateral, contingent, destinal, dicey, extra, fatal, fatidic, fluky, iffy, incidental, indeterminate, inessential, nonessential, odd, risky, secondary, subsidiary, superadded, superfluous, supervenient, supplemental, supplementary, uncaused, undetermined, unessential, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unpredictable