Synonyms for fortune
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Accident — the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident
accident, serendipity, hazard, event, joss, casualty, chance dated, hap dated, adventure dated, chance-medley dated
2. Wealth — one's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast
wealth, riches, affluence, prosperity, opulence, estate, substance formal, property, ease
3. Destiny — destiny, especially favorable
destiny, lot, portion, kismet, predestination, fatality, weird dated, foredoom rare
4. Luck — good luck
luck, good luck, good fortune, pretty penny informal, felicity rare, fortuity rare, fortuitousness rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Destiny, especially favorable.
She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.
- n. 2
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
- n. 3
Good luck.
Fortune favors the brave.
- n. 4
One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars.
Forms
- Plural
- fortunes → accidents, serendipities, hazards, events…
Choose the right word
Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- serendipity By serendipity, I ran into Tom and Mary in Boston.
- wealth We put a wealth of information at your fingertips.
- riches The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen.
- destiny I acted to protect myself from a similar destiny.
- luck I wish you the best of luck in your next endeavor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fortune | rising | |
| joss | rising | |
| serendipity | rising | |
| wealth | rising | |
| riches | rising | |
| destiny | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1, hap1
- 4 letters
- luck1, bomb1, ease1, joss1
- 5 letters
- event2, weird1
- 6 letters
- chance1, estate2, wealth1, hazard2, riches2, kismet2
- 7 letters
- portion2, destiny3
- 8 letters
- property3, accident3, casualty4, felicity4, fatality4, opulence3, fortuity, foredoom
- 9 letters
- adventure3, substance2, affluence3
- 10 letters
- prosperity4
- 11 letters
- destination4, serendipity5
- 14 letters
- predestination5, fortuitousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (event2 = 2 syllables).