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fortuitous
adjective
(for-tu-i-tous)
having no cause or apparent cause
Synonyms:
causeless
,
uncaused
,
Examples:
Fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune.
fortuitous
adjective
(for-tu-i-tous)
occurring by happy chance
Examples:
Profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials.
Words Related to
fortuitous
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fortunate
,
unintended
,
uncaused
,
causeless
,
coincidental
,
unexpected
,
unforeseen
,
unanticipated
,
inadvertent
,
unforeseeable
,
accidental
,
unintentional
,
incidental
,
causal
,
random
,
occasional
,
adventitious
,
casual
,
spin-off
,
serendipitous
,
providential
,
unfortunate
,
felicitous
,
unlucky
,
improbable
,
odd
,
fluky
,
propitious
,
calamitous
,
peculiar
,
unusual
,
strange
,
flukey
,
disastrous
,
momentous
,
inauspicious
,
inexplicable
,
lucky
,
misfortunate
,
synchronistic
,
untimely
,
auspicious
,
miraculous
,
awkward
,
unlikely
,
inopportune
,
unpredicted
,
fateful
,
inevitable
,
opportune
,
innocuous
,
unsurprising
,
incongruous
,
bizarre
,
surprising
,
ironic
,
chanceable
,
remarkable
,
puzzling
,
freakish
,
noteworthy
,
unpropitious
,
dicey
,
debatable
,
galling
,
infaust
,
baffling
,
untypical
,
advantageous
,
brilliant
,
dubious
,
dreadful
,
mystifying
,
unpromising
,
curious
,
implausible
,
favorable
,
intriguing
,
bewildering
,
disconcerting
,
unseemly
,
problematical
,
tricky
,
perplexing
,
eventful
,
stunning
,
prescient
,
splendid
,
interesting
,
dispiriting
,
clever
,
audacious
,
delightful
,
enterprising
,
tenuous
,
troubling
,
counterintuitive
,
disadventurous
,
precarious
,
startling
,
fortuitous
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