fortunately

adverb

Definition of fortunatelynext
as in luckily
by good fortune or luck Fortunately, no one was hurt. Thanks for inviting me—fortunately, I have that day off.

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Recent Examples of fortunately Kennedy said no homes have been lost in Freeport because of the flooding, fortunately. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 The Giants fortunately fell into a win in their first game without Jaxson Dart Sunday at MetLife Stadium, beating the inept Tennessee Titans, 12-7, on an end zone interception by safety Jevon Holland. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026 As for concerned mothers, there are fortunately simple changes that can ease any concerns. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 And Italian identity is still — fortunately — synonymous with hospitality, dialogue and exchange, which are the conditions for cultivating intuitions, visions and innovations. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortunately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunately
  1. luckily
  2. thankfully
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  • And luckily the two best actors also had the best chemistry as well.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And luckily, Amazon has the Apple AirPods Pro 3 on sale for 20% off at $199!
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of luckily
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  • Plenty of bees, plenty of bonnets — though, thankfully for the women, no overlap between the two.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why his relationship with Gabe is a much more compelling illustration of his character, and, thankfully, that’s what the rest of the episode focuses on.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thankfully

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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunately. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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