luckily
As fortune favored
Luckily signals that something fortunate happened or that circumstances turned out better than expected: Luckily, the rain stopped before the ceremony.
It often introduces relief at a narrow escape or convenient timing: Luckily no one was hurt.
The word frames what follows as a stroke of good fortune rather than planned outcome.
chance
Occurring together unplanned
- accidentallyWithout intent or design
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
- flukeChance stroke of luck
unplanned · unintentionally · incidentally · haphazardly · fluky · improbably
coincidentally
Occurring together unplanned
- accidentallyWithout intent or design
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
fluke · unplanned · unintentionally · incidentally · haphazardly · fluky · improbably
- -ly adverbsaccidentally, randomly, unexpectedly, fortunately, coincidentally
- luckgood fortune, misfortune, fortune smiles, fortune favors, charmed life
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- casual intensifiersreally, very, super, totally, pretty
fortunate outcome
luckilyunluckily
In an unfortunate manner
unfortunately · sadly · regrettably · unhappily · alas