Antonyms for fortuitous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fawr-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu-

Definition of fortuitous

Origin : 1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French. Related: Fortuitously; fortuitousness.

adj lucky, accidental

Example sentences :

Nor would the treasure ever have been found but for a most fortuitous accident.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

Invention was no longer the fortuitous result of a happy chance.
Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock

This was not the proportion that there should have been if the mortality had been fortuitous.
Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson

Yet we find a few fortuitous circumstances that favored his evolution.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 » by Elbert Hubbard

There are difficulties as to minute modifications, even if not fortuitous.
Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart

To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.
Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett

So much for the external, fortuitous factor; its rôle is clear.
Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot

To what a fortuitous concurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.
Extract from : « The Vicar of Wakefield » by Oliver Goldsmith

On the contrary, they are the richest, from one fortuitous circumstance.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

Private property is not a fortuitous creation, but a natural growth.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

Synonyms for fortuitous

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