serendipitously
Through happy accident
Serendipitously means by happy accident or fortunate chance—finding something valuable while looking for something else, or not looking at all.
We serendipitously ran into old friends at the airport.
The discovery came about serendipitously when a lab assistant spilled the solution.
Lost balance while walking
- chancedTook a risk
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- fortuitouslyBy lucky accident
- accidentallyWithout intent or design
uncovered · found · happened · encountered · randomly · coincidentally · luckily · unearthed
Sudden narrative redirection
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
twist · crossroads · turning point · happenstance · fateful · providential · story · memoir
Came upon someone
- connectionA joining or relation
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
encounter · café · bookstore · train · stranger · eyes · smiled · destiny
Person from Flanders
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- TeflonNonstick pan coating
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
saccharin · laboratory · experiment · accident · hypothesis · breakthrough · innovation · patent
stumbled
Lost balance while walking
- chancedTook a risk
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- fortuitouslyBy lucky accident
accidentally · uncovered · found · happened · encountered · randomly · coincidentally · luckily · unearthed · discovered
plot twist
Sudden narrative redirection
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- kismetPreordained future outcome
coincidence · twist · crossroads · turning point · happenstance · fateful · providential · story · memoir · anecdote
met
Came upon someone
- connectionA joining or relation
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
- sparkTiny fiery particle
chemistry · encounter · café · bookstore · train · stranger · eyes · smiled · destiny · fateful
Fleming
Person from Flanders
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- TeflonNonstick pan coating
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
microwave · saccharin · laboratory · experiment · accident · hypothesis · breakthrough · innovation · patent · research
- -ly adverbsaccidentally, randomly, unexpectedly, luckily, fortunately
serendipitouslydeliberately
Done with intention
intentionally · purposefully · by design · systematically · planfully
serendipitouslyunfortunately
Expressing bad luck
unluckily · inauspiciously · disastrously · tragically · calamitously