Synonyms & related words for fortuitous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fortuitous — including causeless, accidental, fluky, uncaused, unforeseen, unexpected. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fortuitous

Explore words related to fortuitous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fortuitousness, serendipitous, happenstance, fortuitously, coincidental, serendipitously, fortuity, coincidence. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fortuitous

Common synonyms for fortuitous include causeless, accidental, fluky, uncaused, unforeseen, unexpected, adventitious, incidental — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fortuitous come from?

The word fortuitous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fortu-, from Latin fortuna (“chance, luck”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.