FLUKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FLUKE?

Need another word that means the same as “fluke”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “fluke” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fluke” are: good fortune, good luck, flue, trematode, trematode worm, chance, coincidence, accident, a twist of fate

Fluke as a Noun

Definitions of "Fluke" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fluke” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A stroke of luck.
• An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.
• A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
• Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host.
• Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean.
• Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor.

Synonyms of "Fluke" as a noun (9 Words)

a twist of fate	A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.
accident	The working of fortune; chance. The pregnancy was an accident.
chance	The possibility of future success. He played down his chances of becoming chairman.
coincidence	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. The interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable.
flue	A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation. Flue gases.
good fortune	Articles of commerce.
good luck	Articles of commerce.
trematode	A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda.
trematode worm	A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network.

Usage Examples of "Fluke" as a noun

• Their victory was a bit of a fluke.

Associations of "Fluke" (30 Words)

air	Expose a room to the open air in order to ventilate it. We cannot air this X rated song.
betray	Be gravely disloyal to. Her smile betrayed her true feelings.
bilk	Evade payment to. Some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers.
chance	Be the case by chance. He chanced upon an interesting advertisement.
charge	File a formal charge against. The teacher led her charges across the street.
chimney	A chimney stack. A factory chimney.
cigarette	An object similar to a cigarette containing a narcotic or herbal substance.
damper	A pad silencing a piano string except when removed by means of a pedal or by the note being struck. This will be a damper on the liberal agenda for the next couple of years.
fireplace	A structure surrounding a fireplace. The fireplace was so large you could walk inside it.
flue	Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor. No air rises up the chimney usually because the flue is blocked.
gas	Gas generated in the alimentary canal flatulence. After gassing up the car he went into the restaurant.
hint	Drop a hint intimate by a hint. Handy hints on saving energy in your home.
indication	A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument. The presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics.
joke	Tell a joke speak humorously. I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke.
mantel	A mantelpiece or mantelshelf.
measurement	The action of measuring something. A telescope with which precise measurements can be made.
million	Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units. There were millions of flies.
mulct	Impose a fine on. No government dared propose to mulct the taxpayer for such a purpose.
number	Add up in number or quantity. Every number has a unique position in the sequence.
pay	Do or give something to somebody in return. You ll pay for this.
pipe	A set of musical pipes joined together as in pan pipes. The hands were piped to breakfast.
scam	A dishonest scheme; a fraud. A guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.
smoke	Treat fumigate or cleanse by exposure to smoke. His dreams all turned to smoke.
snitch	Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. She was snitching a look out of the window.
stub	The part of a check that is retained as a record. She stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray.
ticket	Provide with a ticket for passage or admission. Companies that appeared to have a one way ticket to profitability.
tip	Remove the tip from. Sometimes they tip the arrows with poison.
trick	An attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent. He s a double dealer capable of any mean trick.
vent	The release or expression of a strong emotion, energy, etc. We vent our spleen on drug barons.
victim	An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance. Victims of domestic violence.