fortuitous

Definition of fortuitous

Adjectives

having no cause or apparent cause
"fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"
Synonyms:
causeless, uncaused
unintended
not deliberate
occurring by happy chance
"profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
Synonyms:
fortunate
having unexpected good fortune

Vocabulary Lists for fortuitous

  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

GRE STUDY GUIDE »(104 words)
  • megalomaniac
  • eclectic
  • pejorative
  • facetious
  • endermatic

  • abjure
  • arrogate
  • bilk
  • blight
  • blithe

SAT 100 »(100 words)
  • abbreviate
  • abstinence
  • adulation
  • adversity
  • aesthetic

Word bag »(210 words)
  • venerate
  • reprobate
  • reticent
  • adoration
  • tremulous

  • abate
  • abdicate
  • aberration
  • abstain
  • adversity

Schadenfreude »(84 words)
  • Schadenfreude
  • luminary
  • melodramatic
  • reverberate
  • conviction

Words that contain fortuitous