flukey
Won by chance
Flukey describes something achieved or occurring by luck rather than skill—a flukey goal, a flukey win.
The word carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting the outcome was undeserved or unrepeatable.
Also spelled fluky.
Both derive from fluke, a stroke of luck.
Enjoying favorable circumstances
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- fortuitousHappening by lucky chance
jammy · auspicious · favored · providential · golden · opportune · propitious · windfall
Cannot be anticipated
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- variableProne to fluctuation
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
sporadic · capricious · fickle · unsteady · hit-or-miss · patchy · uneven · streaky
Occurring without pattern
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- coincidentalOccurring together by luck
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
uncertain · improbable · unlikely · freak · long shot · against the odds · crapshoot · toss-up
fortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
fortuitous · jammy · auspicious · favored · providential · golden · opportune · propitious · windfall · jackpot
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- variableProne to fluctuation
irregular · sporadic · capricious · fickle · unsteady · hit-or-miss · patchy · uneven · streaky · volatile
random
Occurring without pattern
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- coincidentalOccurring together by luck
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
arbitrary · uncertain · improbable · unlikely · freak · long shot · against the odds · crapshoot · toss-up · roll of the dice
gusty
Marked by sudden drafts
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- squallyCharacterized by sudden gusts
- changeableCapable of alteration
shifting · variable · turbulent · blustery · puffy · swirling · eddying · capricious · fickle · unpredictable
flukeyskillful
Having learned expertise
skilled · deliberate · intentional · earned · deserved
flukeycertain
Free from doubt
sure · predictable · reliable · inevitable · consistent
- liver flukeParasitic flatworm targeting hepatobiliary system