fortunately[adverb]Synonyms: luckily, by a happy chance, by good luck, happily, providentially
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
for‧tu‧nate‧ly /ˈfɔːtʃ
ənətli $ ˈfɔːr-/
adverb [sentence adverb] [
Word Family: noun:
fortune,
misfortune,
unfortunate;
adverb:
fortunately ≠
unfortunately;
adjective:
fortunate ≠
unfortunate]
happening because of good luck
Synonym : luckily:
Fortunately, everything worked out all right in the end.
REGISTERIn everyday English, people usually say
luckily rather than
fortunately:
Luckily, no one was hurt. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲