fluke
[noun]
Synonyms: lucky break, accident, chance, coincidence, quirk of fate, serendipity, stroke of luck

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English Thesaurus: luck, chance, fortune, fate, providence, ...

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fluke /fluːk/ noun [countable] informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Origin unknown. ]
something good that happens because of luck:
He agreed that the second goal was a fluke.
—fluky, flukey adjective:
a fluky win

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luck noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chance:
The game involves an element of luck as well as skill.
chance noun [uncountable] the way that some things happen without being planned or caused by people:
I met her by chance on a plane to Tokyo.
Like all top athletes, he leaves nothing to chance, and trains harder than anybody.
fortune noun [uncountable] luck and the effect it has on your life:
I had the good fortune to work with some great people.
The tour was dogged by ill fortune (=it had a lot of bad luck) from the start.
Fortune has shone on the team so far this season (=they have been lucky).
fate noun [uncountable] a power that some people believe controls what happens to people and which cannot be changed or stopped:
Fate dealt him a cruel blow with the death of his wife at the age of 32.
It must have been fate that brought them together, and fate that tore them apart.
We can’t just leave it to fate.
providence noun [uncountable] a power which some people believe controls what happens in our lives and protects us:
Do you believe in divine providence (=God’s power to make things happen)?
Her life was mapped out for her by providence.
fluke noun [countable usually singular] informal something good that happens because of luck:
Their second goal was a fluke.
They won by a fluke.

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lucky happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck:
a lucky guess
Seven is considered a lucky number.
It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys.
Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.
‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’
fortunate happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky:
It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off.
I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love.
Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
it’s a good thing (that) (also it’s a good job (that) British English) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened:
It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you.
It’s a good job I’m here to help.
miraculous extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable:
A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.
The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.
It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
fortuitous /fɔːˈtjuːətəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-, fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ formal happening because of good luck:
a fortuitous decision
a fortuitous coincidence
It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.
a fluke /fluːk/ informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgement:
The goal was a fluke.
By a fluke, he managed to get the question right.
be in the right place at the right time used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them:
Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.

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