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fortune Synonyms

Another word for fortune

Choosing another word for fortune depends on context, so the 26 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 5 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A very large amount of money, wealth, or material possessions.

Usage Example

"The entrepreneur amassed a vast riches through early investments in renewable energy."

Strongest
riches
wealth
Strong
affluence
king's ransom
treasure
prosperity
opulence
estate

• noun (Context 2)

Chance or luck considered as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs, especially favorable luck.

Usage Example

"By a stroke of good luck, the research team discovered the rare manuscript intact."

Strongest
luck
chance
Strong
destiny
fate
providence
kismet
serendipity

• noun (Context 3)

The success, failure, or future destiny of a person, family, or enterprise (often used in the plural).

Usage Example

"The economic downturn dramatically altered the fortunes of several manufacturing companies."

Strongest
destiny
fate
Strong
lot
circumstances
plight

• noun (Context 4)

A prediction of a person's future, such as one given by a fortune-teller or found inside a fortune cookie.

Usage Example

"Everyone at the dinner table laughed as they read their fortunes aloud after the meal."

Strong
prediction
prophecy
horoscope
prognostication

• verb (Context 5)

To happen or come about by chance (archaic or literary).

Usage Example

"It fortuned that a traveling merchant arrived at the inn on that very evening."

Strongest
chance
Strong
hap
befall
come about
transpire

Opposites of fortune

The opposite of fortune shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

misfortune
bad luck
poverty
destitution
penury
indigence
adversity
pittance
See all opposites of fortune

• Nearby Words

fortuitously
fortunate
fortunately
fortune
fortuneteller
fortunetelling
forty

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Fortune. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/fortune
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