Fortuitous and Luckless
Opposite meaning words
Fortuitous
Fortuitous adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.
Usage example: your arrival just before the thunderstorm was fortuitous
Luckless is an antonym for fortuitous.
Luckless
Luckless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Fortuitous is an antonym for luckless.
Nearby Word: luck
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Luckless and Fortuitous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fortuitous/luckless
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