Favorable and likely to support a successful outcome.
Reach for it when describing circumstances whose timing or conditions genuinely improve the prospect of success
Calm weather and a rising tide offered a propitious start for the voyage.
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everyday
Fits when arriving at the right moment is the exact strength
Careful Good timing alone cannot make unfavorable conditions propitious.
warm
Fits when early signs justify cautious hope
Careful Promising describes evidence or potential, not necessarily the surrounding conditions.
professional
Fits when one option provides a relative benefit
Careful A small advantage does not make the whole situation propitious.
professional
Fits when conditions support the desired result
Careful Favorable covers more than timing or future success.
formal
Fits when timing makes an action especially suitable
Careful Opportune says little about all the other conditions affecting success.
literary
Fits when beginnings or signs suggest future success
Careful It can imply omen or ceremony and is less evidence-based.
literary
Fits when a beneficial circumstance happens by chance
Careful Fortuitous requires chance and does not mean likely to lead to success.
propitious moment
The grant created a propitious moment to combine the two repair programs.
propitious conditions
Propitious conditions allowed the seedlings to establish before the heat.
propitious start
A full reservoir gave the season a propitious start.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Ruakh, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated
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