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

Need another word that means the same as “fortuitous”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “fortuitous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fortuitous” are: causeless, uncaused, chance, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, haphazard, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated, lucky, fortunate, providential, advantageous, timely, opportune, expedient, heaven-sent, auspicious, propitious, felicitous, convenient, apt

Fortuitous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Fortuitous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fortuitous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having no cause or apparent cause.
• Occurring by happy chance.
• Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
• Happening by chance rather than intention.

Synonyms of "Fortuitous" as an adjective (33 Words)

accidental	Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally. A verdict of accidental death.
advantageous	Giving an advantage. Socially advantageous to entertain often.
apt	(usually followed by `to’) naturally disposed toward. He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant.
auspicious	Conducive to success; favourable. An auspicious beginning for the campaign.
casual	Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. A casual remark.
causeless	Having no cause or apparent cause. A causeless miracle.
chance	Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. A chance meeting.
coincidental	Resulting from a coincidence; happening by chance. It s convenient that his plan is coincidental with the group s closure.
convenient	Large and roomy convenient is archaic in this sense. Guests were relaxing beneath a convenient palm tree.
expedient	Appropriate to a purpose; practical. Holding a public enquiry into the scheme was not expedient.
felicitous	Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style. A felicitous phrase.
fortunate	Materially well off; prosperous. A most fortunate match for our daughter.
haphazard	Marked by great carelessness. A haphazard plan of action.
heaven-sent	Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention.
inadvertent	Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. With an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table.
incidental	(sometimes followed by `to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence. Incidental expenses.
lucky	Occurring by chance. A lucky man.
opportune	Done or occurring at a favourable time; well timed. He couldn t have arrived at a less opportune moment.
propitious	Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success. Propitious omens.
providential	Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention. They took it for granted that the order of the world reflects a designing providential hand.
random	Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance. Apparently random violence.
serendipitous	Lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries. A serendipitous encounter.
timely	Done or occurring at a favourable or useful time; opportune. Timely diagnosis and subsequent early administration will be imperative.
unanticipated	Not expected or predicted. Unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development.
uncaused	Having no cause or apparent cause. We cannot regard artistic invention as uncaused and unrelated to the times.
unexpected	Not expected or regarded as likely to happen. Unexpected guests.
unforeseen	Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. Our insurance package enables you to protect yourself and your dependants against unforeseen circumstances.
unintended	Not deliberate. The unintended consequences of people s actions.
unintentional	Not done on purpose. The offense was unintentional.
unlooked-for	Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden.
unplanned	Without apparent forethought or prompting or planning. An unplanned pregnancy.
unpredictable	Not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals. The unpredictable weather of the Scottish islands.
unpremeditated	Not prepared or planned in advance. It was a totally unpremeditated attack.

Usage Examples of "Fortuitous" as an adjective

• Fortuitous encounters–strange accidents of fortune.
• Profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials.
• The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous.
• The ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet.

Associations of "Fortuitous" (30 Words)

accidental	Happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly. Horn parts are usually written without key signature the necessary accidentals being added.
accidentally	Without intention; in an unintentional manner. Accidentally knocked the vase over.
apropos	Introducing a different topic; in point of fact. The song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.
auspice	A divine or prophetic token.
coincide	Be present at the same place and at the same time. The two events coincided.
coincidence	The temporal property of two things happening at the same time. It was a coincidence that she was wearing a jersey like Laura s.
concurrent	(of two or more prison sentences) to be served at the same time. There are three concurrent art fairs around the city.
contemporaneous	Of the same period. A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation.
contemporary	Living or occurring at the same time. The event was recorded by a contemporary historian.
encounter	A casual or unexpected convergence. There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
exist	Have an existence be extant. Two conflicting stereotypes of housework exist in popular thinking.
fortunate	Having unexpected good fortune. Other less fortunate children died.
hap	An accidental happening. Where er I happ d to roam.
happen	Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. I happened on a street with a few modest restaurants.
happenstance	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. It was just happenstance that I happened to be there.
inadvertently	Without intention; accidentally. His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list.
incidental	An incidental expense event etc. For the fieldworker who deals with real problems paperwork is incidental.
incidentally	In an incidental manner; as a chance occurrence. Incidentally it was many months before the whole truth was discovered.
luck	Chance considered as a force that causes good or bad things to happen. They say luck is a lady.
occur	Exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions. Radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite.
providential	Relating to or characteristic of providence- M.R.Cohen. Providential care.
sequent	Following or accompanying as a consequence. Some of the inferences are not sequent on the premises.
simultaneous	Occurring, operating, or done at the same time. A simultaneous withdrawal of troops.
simultaneously	At the same instant. The telethon was broadcast simultaneously on 31 US networks.
synchronism	The relation that exists when things occur at the same time.
unessential	Not basic or fundamental. A train has broken down resulting in a call to postpone all unessential travel.
unintended	Not planned or meant. The unintended consequences of people s actions.
unintentionally	Not on purpose. She hit him unintentionally.
unwitting	Not aware or knowing. An unwitting subject in an experiment.
unwittingly	Without knowledge or intention. He unwittingly deleted the references.