Synonyms for fortunately
for·tu·nate·ly

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1. fortunatelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   auspiciously, mercifully, happily, thankfully, luckily

2. fortunatelyadverb

   In a fortunate manner.

   Fortunately, Sam's pet hamster was not dead.

   Synonyms:
   auspiciously, thankfully, happily, luckily, mercifully

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1. fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have itadverb

   by good fortune

   "fortunately the weather was good"

   Synonyms:
   luckily, as luck would have it, fortuitously

   Antonyms:
   unluckily, regrettably, alas, unfortunately

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1. List of paraphrases for "fortunately":

   luckily, thankfully, happily, mercifully, lucky, hopefully, merrily, happy, fortunate

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1. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

2. Kyle White:

   I always wanted to lose weight and feel good and eat healthier, when I started running, my goals really focused more on the performance side of that. And I wanted to go as far as I could, as fast as I could and set challenges for Kyle White and accomplish them, and fortunately those things go hand in hand.

3. Sienna Miller:

   We do bedtime every day, we felt like as much togetherness as possible would be ideal, and fortunately we really love each other and are best friends, and so that works. It’s not that it’s not complicated, because it is.

4. Kari Lake:

   Fortunately, the Clean Elections Commission refused to play into her game and voted down her proposal for a town hall safe space.

5. Christian Sidor:

   This fossil won't win a beauty contest, but fortunately it preserves enough anatomy that we were able to compare it to other dinosaurs and be confident of its identification.