serendipitous
Lucky by chance
Serendipitous describes something discovered or occurring by happy accident—a fortunate chance encounter rather than deliberate pursuit.
A serendipitous meeting leads to unexpected opportunity; a serendipitous find is stumbled upon rather than sought: Our meeting was serendipitous—I'd gone to the wrong coffee shop.
The word suggests pleasant surprise and the role of luck in life's good turns.
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- providentialOpportunely occurring, seemingly fated
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
favorable · opportune · timely · golden · advantageous · beneficial · felicitous · charmed
Occurring together by luck
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- randomOccurring without pattern
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- spontaneousArising without external cause
fortuitous · happenstance · fluke · stochastic · incidental · aleatory · arbitrary · haphazard
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- unlooked-forNot anticipated or foreseen
startling · astonishing · sudden · unforeseeable · wonderment · marvel · twist · anomaly
Discovery triumph cry
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
finding · unearthing · uncovering · realization · encounter · detection · recognition · lightbulb
lucky
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- providentialOpportunely occurring, seemingly fated
- auspiciousIndicating future success
propitious · favorable · opportune · timely · golden · advantageous · beneficial · felicitous · charmed · fortuitous
coincidental
Occurring together by luck
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- randomOccurring without pattern
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
spontaneous · fortuitous · happenstance · fluke · stochastic · incidental · aleatory · arbitrary · haphazard · contingent
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
unlooked-for · startling · astonishing · sudden · unforeseeable · wonderment · marvel · twist · anomaly · curveball
eureka
Discovery triumph cry
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
insight · finding · unearthing · uncovering · realization · encounter · detection · recognition · lightbulb · awakening
- fortunelucky, luck, fortune, fate, destiny
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
serendipitousunfortunate
Deserving of pity
unlucky · ill-fated · calamitous · disastrous · hapless
serendipitousdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
intentional · planned · designed · calculated · premeditated