Antonyms for fluke

Grammar : Noun

Spell : flook

Phonetic Transcription : fluk

Definition of fluke

Origin : "flat end of an arm of an anchor," 1560s, perhaps from fluke (n.3) on resemblance of shape, or from Low German flügel "wing." Meaning "whale's tail" (in plural, flukes) is 1725.

noun chance occurrence

Example sentences :

He doesn't seem to know me at all, and I believe his shot at me by way of my father was a fluke.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Jenkins was reliable, usually, and hadn't come up with a fluke yet.
Extract from : « Pleasant Journey » by Richard F. Thieme

This time there could be no fluke, for the great Red McGloin was up on the favorite.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

He was to ride; ride the winner of the last Carter, the winner of a fluke race.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

He is most awfully rich, too, and he came into his money quite by a fluke.
Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant

She was so slow that we could hardly hope for a prize except by a fluke.
Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various

It seemed to her to be all a fluke which she could have little or no hope of repeating.
Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler

At last Mr Fluke agreed to give him some work in the open air.
Extract from : « Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs » by William H. G. Kingston

He at once went out; Mr Fluke was at the further end of the garden.
Extract from : « Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs » by William H. G. Kingston

Only fancy where we should all be if fluke showed itself in Britannula!
Extract from : « The Fixed Period » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for fluke

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