fortunes
Wealth or destinies
Fortunes are the things that happen to a person, especially over time—the ups and downs of fate.
Someone's fortunes may rise or fall: The company's fortunes improved after the merger.
A fortune is also great wealth: She inherited a fortune.
Fortune-tellers predict fortunes, and fortune cookies contain fortunes—slips of paper with predictions or advice.
Chance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
gamble · lottery · roulette · dice · fluke · coincidence · serendipity · hazard
Abundant valuable possessions
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- assetsOwned items of value
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- estateProperty and grounds
inheritance · capital · affluence · opulence · billionaire · millionaire · tycoon · magnate
Predetermined course of events
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
lot · karma · inevitability · decree · foreordination · determinism · fates · stars
Foretelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
tarot · omen · augury · prognostication · astrology · horoscope · psychic · crystal ball
Unfavorable chance events
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- setbackReverse in progress
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
reversal · downfall · ruin · decline · losses · hard times · cursed · jinxed
Accumulated gambling prize
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- bequestGift left by will
- bountyReward for capture
payout · prize · boon · manna · lottery winnings · lucky break · treasure trove · found money
Favorable outcome attained
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- boomLoud deep sound
plenty · well-being · advancement · elevation · growth · upswing · golden age · heyday
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
uncertainty · gamble · lottery · roulette · dice · fluke · coincidence · serendipity · hazard · risk
riches
Abundant valuable possessions
estate · inheritance · capital · affluence · opulence · billionaire · millionaire · tycoon · magnate · heiress
fate
Predetermined course of events
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
doom · lot · karma · inevitability · decree · foreordination · determinism · fates · stars · written in the stars
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
clairvoyant · tarot · omen · augury · prognostication · astrology · horoscope · psychic · crystal ball · palmistry
bad luck
Unfavorable chance events
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- setbackReverse in progress
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
hardship · reversal · downfall · ruin · decline · losses · hard times · cursed · jinxed · star-crossed
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- bequestGift left by will
bounty · payout · prize · boon · manna · lottery winnings · lucky break · treasure trove · found money · surprise inheritance
success
Favorable outcome attained
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- flourishingProspering vigorously
boom · plenty · well-being · advancement · elevation · growth · upswing · golden age · heyday · blessings
fortunespoverty
Severe lack of resources
destitution · penury · debts · indigence · impoverishment
fortunesmisfortunes
Instances of bad luck
adversities · calamities · disasters · ill luck · bad luck
fortunescertainties
Assured truths
assurances · guarantees · inevitabilities · fixities · predeterminations
- good fortuneFavorable chance outcomes
- fortune tellingPredicting someone's future
- fortune cookieEdible slip holder
- small fortuneSubstantial amount of money
- make a fortuneAcquire substantial wealth
- fortune tellerOne who predicts futures
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