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. Mohammad Radmanish:

   Fortunately, special forces and commandos are in the city and there is no danger of it falling.

2. Emilio DeBess:

   Many people think of the plague as a disease of the past, but it's still very much present in our environment, particularly among wildlife, fortunately, plague remains a rare disease, but people need to take appropriate precautions with wildlife and their pets to keep it that way.

3. Gary Wasserson:

   For me, I just keep pushing until I find the right buttons and fortunately everything came into place.

4. Kelli Pearson:

   This tragedy came as a huge surprise. He was an amazing person, amazing family man and an amazing athlete, fortunately, we have this technology that allows us to do this huge tribute.

5. Humphrey Davy:

   Fortunately science, like that nature to which it belongs, is neither limited by time nor by space. It belongs to the world, and is of no country and no age. The more we know, the more we feel our ignorance the more we feel how much remains unknown.