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Synonyms of fortune

45 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for fortune is destiny. Other synonyms of fortune are doom, portion, lot, fate and kismet. The opposite of fortune is doom.

Synonyms and similar words for fortune

nounDestiny, especially favorable.

  • doomDestiny, especially terrible.
  • fateDestiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
  • destinyThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by...
  • fatalityThat which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event.
  • foredoomA doom that is predicted; destiny.
  • foreordinationPrevious ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
  • kismetFate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
  • lotThat which happens without human design or forethought.
  • orlayFate, destiny.
  • portionOne's fate; lot.
  • predestinationDestiny or fate.
  • preordinationThe state or process of things being preordained.
  • qadarDivine intervention in the affairs of humans; fate, predestination.
  • wyrdFate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse context.
  • chance archaicRandom occurrence; luck.
  • destin obsolete
  • predestiny obsoletePredestination.
  • weird archaicFate; destiny; luck.

nounThe arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

  • hapA person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate.
  • luckSomething that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
  • accidentChance; random chance.
  • casualtySomething that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • hazardChance; accident, unpredictability.
  • joss
  • serendipityAn unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.
  • adventure obsoleteThat which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
  • chance-medley obsoleteLuck; chance; accident.

nounGood luck.

  • fortuityThe state of being fortuitous.
  • fortuitousnessThe quality of being fortuitous.
  • good cess
  • good fortuneUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, fortune.
  • good luckDesirable or beneficial fortune.
  • felicity rareGood luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
  • happiness archaicGood luck; good fortune.

nounOne's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.

Opposite of fortune

nounGood luck.

  • doomDestiny, especially terrible.
  • fateDestiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
  • misfortune

Meaning of fortune

  1. noun Destiny, especially favorable.
  2. noun A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. noun A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

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Questions about synonyms of fortune

What is another word for fortune?
Fortune has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as destiny, doom, portion, lot, fate, kismet, fatality and wyrd.
What is the opposite of fortune?
The opposite of fortune is doom.
What does fortune mean?
Fortune means destiny, especially favorable.

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