30
fortunately(adverb, good, happy, misfortune, happily)
26
luckily(adverb, good, happy, misfortune, happily)
20
fortuitously(expression, adverb, good, misfortune, happily)
19
happily(adverb, good, positive, nice, misfortune)
14
as luck would have it(expression, idiom, adverb, good, well)
13
hopefully(expression, adverb, good, positive, nice)
13
thankfully(expression, adverb, good, well, luck)
10
favorably(adverb, good, well, luck, fortune)
9
appropriately(adverb, good, well, luck, fortune)
9
propitiously(adverb, good, positive, nice, misfortune)
8
providentially(adverb, good, positive, nice, misfortune)
7
blessedly(expression, adverb, good, well, luck)
7
properly(adverb, good, well, luck, fortune)
6
opportunely(adverb, good, well, luck, fortune)
6
by chance(expression, idiom, adverb, luck, fortune)
6
on a positive note(expression, adverb, good, luck, fortune)
6
suitably(adverb, luck, fortune, nicely, opportunely)
5
encouragingly(adverb, happy, misfortune, luck, fortune)
5
as luck would get it(expression, adverb, luck, fortune, opportunely)
5
by a fluke(expression, adverb, luck, fortune, opportunely)
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