propitious

Promising good outcomes

Propitious means favorable or presenting good prospects for success.

A propitious moment is well-suited for action; propitious conditions support a desired outcome.

The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone: The weather proved propitious for the harvest.

She waited for a propitious time to ask for a raise.

favorable

advantageous

Providing benefit or gain

hopeful · bright · rosy · positive · supportive · conducive · helpful · constructive · optimistic · upbeat

auspicious

lucky

Favored by chance

blessed · charmed · golden · fateful · destined · fated · kismet · fortuitous · heaven-sent · star-crossed

opportune

timely

Occurring when appropriate

suitable · convenient · ideal · perfect · prime · strategic · apt · appropriate · fitting · felicitous

prosperous

flourishing

Prospering vigorously

profitable · fruitful · productive · rewarding · gainful · bountiful · abundant · plentiful · rich · lucrative

benevolent

gracious

Pleasantly kind and courteous

indulgent · lenient · well-disposed · approving · sympathetic · amenable · accommodating · receptive · welcoming · friendly

Categories
Opposites
favorability of conditions

propitiousunfavorable

Not in your benefit

inauspicious · unpropitious · adverse · ominous · ill-omened

disposition toward someone

propitiousunfavorable

Not in your benefit

unfriendly · hostile · ill-disposed · malevolent · antagonistic

Family

unpropitious, propitiously

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