fluked

Won by chance

Fluked means achieved by luck rather than skill—an outcome that happened by chance or accident rather than intention.

A fluked goal in soccer bounced in off a defender.

A fluked victory came through fortunate circumstances.

The word derives from fluke, a lucky stroke.

Chiefly British.

lucky

chance

Likelihood of occurrence

unexpected · random · coincidental · serendipitous · providential · unplanned · haphazard · one-off · improbable · miracle

anchor

mooring

Vessel's secured resting place

  • barbBackward-pointing spike
  • prongPointed projecting part
  • hookedDeeply dependent or bent

kedge · holding · seabed · grip · secure · vessel · nautical · maritime · stock · shank

whale

fins

Swimming appendages

humpback · orca · breach · dive · sounding · blowhole · slap · oceanic · pelagic · pod

Opposites
skill vs. luck in achievement

flukedearned

Gained by effort

mastered · deserved · merited · practiced · perfected

accidental versus intentional

flukedintended

Planned or purposed

planned · deliberate · calculated · purposeful · premeditated

Phrases
  • liver flukeParasitic flatworm targeting hepatobiliary system
Family

fluke, fluky, flukes, fluking, flukey

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