🍀fortuitous

Meaning

Happening by chance, often with a positive outcome.

Happening by accident or chance rather than design; lucky or fortunate.

Happening by accident or chance rather than design; lucky.

Example Sentences

It was a fortuitous encounter that led to their partnership.

Their meeting was purely fortuitous.

His meeting with a famous investor was purely fortuitous.

Synonyms

lucky, accidental, chance, serendipitous, unplanned, coincidental

Entry 1

lucky, accidental, chance, serendipitous

Entry 2

accidental, serendipitous, lucky

Entry 3

accidental, lucky, unplanned, chance, serendipitous, coincidental

Antonyms

planned, intentional, deliberate, designed, purposeful, calculated

Entry 1

planned, intentional, deliberate

Entry 2

intentional, deliberate, planned

Entry 3

intentional, deliberate, planned, designed, purposeful, calculated

Collocations

fortuitous event, fortuitous meeting, fortuitous coincidence