Fortunate and Unsuccessful
Opposite meaning words
Fortunate
Fortunate adjective - Having unexpected good fortune.
Usage example: a fortunate choice
Nearby Words: fortune, fortunately
Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful adjective - Not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome.
Fortunate is an antonym for unsuccessful.
Nearby Word: unsuccessfully
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Unsuccessful and Fortunate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fortunate/unsuccessful
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