Fortunate and Luckless

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Fortunate adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

Usage example: in a fortunate turn of events, the motel had one last vacancy

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Luckless is an antonym for fortunate.

Nearby Words: fortune, fortunately

Luckless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.

Usage example: a bar where luckless gamblers go to drown their sorrows

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Fortunate is an antonym for luckless in cursed topic.

Nearby Word: luck

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