Synonyms for fortunately
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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. Scott Roberts:

   When somebody does present with a drug-resistant bacteria or fungus and we really need to rely on one of these last-line antibiotics, it’s usually a challenge to treat from the outset. And so the patients really don’t do as well as a result, in rare circumstances, we run out of options entirely, and in that case, there’s really nothing we can do. Fortunately, those cases remain quite rare, but I am certain that with this growing antibiotic resistance problem, we’ll see these increasing frequency over time.

2. Phil Rosenthal:

   You know how ‘Curb’ is an extension of Larry David’s personality? The personality that we got to know, knowing we were getting to know Larry David as the writer of ‘Seinfeld?’ This is my version of that, you are seeing me now. I am the same voice as what was in ‘Raymond’. But now — either fortunately or unfortunately — you are seeing my face!

3. Tuukka Rask:

   I try to be patient and calm in there, it doesn’t matter what the situation is. You’re just trying to make that save and give your team a chance to win, and fortunately we capitalized after.

4. Rolf Buerkl:

   Unfortunately - or maybe fortunately - we have no experience of such an early exit from the World Cup, but I do not expect a long term impact on consumer confidence.

5. Jose Luis Alomia Zegarra:

   Fortunately, the president is stable at the moment, the symptoms are mild, a team of medical specialists is attending to the health of the president.