Lucky

/ˈlʌki/

Synonyms for "lucky" (72 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: favorable, accidental, advantageous, appropriate, auspicious.
  • Sentence evidence is available for lucky, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist

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  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "lucky".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "lucky"

Keep "lucky" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

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3. Re-read context

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Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "lucky", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "lucky" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

2 entries
positive attributeritual practice

More specific

8 entries
amuletlucky breaklucky charmlucky drawlucky guesslucky streakrabbit's foottalisman

Collocations

6 entries
extremely luckylucky breaklucky charmlucky drawlucky streakrabbit's foot

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

5 entries

Translations

175 translations across 58 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • gelukkig adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • gelukkig adj (being good by chance)

Albanian

1 entries
  • fatlum adj (of people, having good fortune)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • εὐαίων adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • εὐτυχής adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • μάκαρ adj (of people, having good fortune)

Arabic

2 entries
  • مَحْظُوظ adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • مَحْظُوظ adj (being good by chance)

Armenian

3 entries
  • բախտավոր adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • բարեբախտ adj (being good by chance)
  • հաջող adj (being good by chance)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • bəxti gətirən adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • bəxtli adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • bəxtəvər adj (of people, having good fortune)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • уда́члівы adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • шанцава́ць adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • шча́сціць adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • шчаслі́вы adj (of people, having good fortune)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • късметли́йка adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • късметли́я adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • щастли́в adj (being good by chance)

Catalan

3 entries
  • afortunat adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • afortunat adj (being good by chance)
  • astruc adj (of people, having good fortune)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • بەختەوەر adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • بەختەوەر adj (being good by chance)
  • خۆشبەخت adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • خۆشبەخت adj (being good by chance)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 吉利 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 吉祥 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 幸運 /幸运 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 幸運 /幸运 adj (being good by chance)

Czech

4 entries
  • být klikař adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • mít kliku adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • mít štěstí adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • šťastný adj (being good by chance)

Danish

2 entries
  • heldig adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • heldig adj (being good by chance)

Dutch

4 entries
  • boffend adj (being good by chance)
  • gelukkig adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • gelukkig adj (being good by chance)
  • succesvol adj (of people, having good fortune)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • bonŝanca adj (of people, having good fortune)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hyväonninen adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • onnekas adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • onnekas adj (being good by chance)
  • onnellinen adj (being good by chance)

French

4 entries
  • chanceux adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • chanceux adj (being good by chance)
  • fortuné adj (being good by chance)
  • heureux adj (of people, having good fortune)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ბედნიერი adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • იღბლიანი adj (of people, having good fortune)

German

2 entries
  • glücklich adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • glücklich adj (being good by chance)

Greek

1 entries
  • τυχερός adj (of people, having good fortune)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בר מזל adj (of people, having good fortune)

Hindi

3 entries
  • ख़ुशक़िस्मत adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • भाग्यशाली adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • भाग्यशाली adj (being good by chance)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • mázlis adj (being good by chance)
  • mázlista adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • szerencsés adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • szerencsés adj (being good by chance)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • gæfusamur adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • heppinn adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • lánsamur adj (of people, having good fortune)

Irish

3 entries
  • méanar adj (being good by chance)
  • sonasach adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • ádhúil adj (being good by chance)

Italian

2 entries
  • fortunato adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • fortunato adj (being good by chance)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ラッキー adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 幸運 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 運のよい adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 運の良い adj (being good by chance)

Korean

4 entries
  • 운수 좋은 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 운수 좋은 adj (being good by chance)
  • 운이 좋은 adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • 운이 좋은 adj (being good by chance)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • ырыстуу adj (of people, having good fortune)

Latin

4 entries
  • faustus adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • faustus adj (being good by chance)
  • fortūnātus adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • fēlīx adj (of people, having good fortune)

Latvian

1 entries
  • veiksmīgs adj (of people, having good fortune)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • среќен adj (being good by chance)

Malay

1 entries
  • bertuah adj (of people, having good fortune)

Navajo

1 entries
  • bízháneeʼ adj (of people, having good fortune)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • heldig adj (of people, having good fortune)

Occitan

1 entries
  • astruc adj (of people, having good fortune)

Old English

1 entries
  • ġesǣliġ adj (of people, having good fortune)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • اوغورلو adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • اوغورلو adj (being good by chance)
  • میمون adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • میمون adj (being good by chance)

Persian

3 entries
  • بختیار adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • خوشبخت adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • خوششانس adj (being good by chance)

Polish

2 entries
  • szczęśliwy adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • szczęśliwy adj (being good by chance)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sortudo adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • sortudo adj (being good by chance)

Romanian

1 entries
  • norocos adj (of people, having good fortune)

Russian

4 entries
  • везти́ adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • везу́чий adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • счастли́виться adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • счастли́вый adj (of people, having good fortune)

Scots

2 entries
  • weirdly adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • weirdly adj (being good by chance)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • imati sreće adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • sretan adj (being good by chance)
  • srećan adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • srećan adj (being good by chance)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • སྐལ་ལྡན adj (of people, having good fortune)

Slovak

1 entries
  • šťastný adj (being good by chance)

Slovene

1 entries
  • srečen adj (being good by chance)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • урматту adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • ырысту adj (of people, having good fortune)

Spanish

4 entries
  • afortunado adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • afortunado adj (being good by chance)
  • fortunado adj (being good by chance)
  • lechero adj (of people, having good fortune)

Swedish

3 entries
  • lycklig adj (being good by chance)
  • lyckosam adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • tursam adj (being good by chance)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • manigo adj (of people, having good fortune)

Thai

4 entries
  • มีโชค adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • มีโชคดี adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • เฮง adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • โอกาสดี adj (being good by chance)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ballı adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • talihli adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • uğurlu adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • uğurlu adj (being good by chance)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • талани́ти adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • ща́сний adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • ща́сний adj (being good by chance)
  • щасли́вий adj (of people, having good fortune)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • hên adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • may adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • may adj (being good by chance)
  • may mắn adj (of people, having good fortune)

Welsh

4 entries
  • ffodus adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • ffodus adj (being good by chance)
  • lwcus adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • lwcus adj (being good by chance)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • גליקלעך adj (of people, having good fortune)
  • מזלדיק adj (of people, having good fortune)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You're lucky because he didn't bite you.

Source: tatoeba (1560)

My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.

Source: tatoeba (1932)

How lucky you are!

Source: tatoeba (16445)

Suddenly I got lucky.

Source: tatoeba (19626)

Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "lucky"?

Closest matches include favorable, accidental, advantageous, appropriate, auspicious.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "lucky"?

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