Synonyms for serendipitous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Accidental — by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
accidental, random, lucky, providential, unintentional, incidental, casual, charmed, adventitious, causeless, fortuitous, unforeseen, unintended
Definitions
- adj. 1
by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
Example sentences
- lucky I am very lucky to have friends who care about me.
- random Tom opened the book at random and started reading.
- accidental The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| serendipitous | rising | |
| lucky | rising | |
| random | steady | |
| accidental | falling | |
| providential | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- lucky2
- 6 letters
- random2, casual3
- 7 letters
- charmed1
- 9 letters
- causeless
- 10 letters
- accidental4, incidental4, unintended4, unforeseen3, fortuitous4
- 12 letters
- providential4, adventitious
- 13 letters
- unintentional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lucky2 = 2 syllables).