Fortunately
What it means
By good luck or through a welcome circumstance.
Reach for it when marking a welcome circumstance or outcome
Fortunately, a spare pump was available nearby.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when casual speech openly credits luck
Careful Luckily can sound flippant after serious danger.
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warm
Fits when relief follows an avoided hardship
Careful A minor convenience cannot carry mercifully's moral weight.
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formal
by good fortune
Fits when the role of luck should be explicit
Careful The phrase is cumbersome in concise prose.
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literary
Fits when a positive outcome deserves gentle narrative relief
Careful Happily can mean cheerfully rather than fortunately.
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literary
providentially
Fits when faith-based prose sees benevolent guidance
Careful The word asserts a religious interpretation not everyone shares.
Opposites 3
- unfortunately
- regrettably
- unluckily
Common phrases 3
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fortunately for us
Fortunately for us, the spare pump worked.
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most fortunately
Most fortunately, the storm changed course.
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fortunately available
A second vehicle was fortunately available.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated