serendipitous
adjective
ser·en·dip·i·tous ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-təs 
: obtained or characterized by serendipity
serendipitous discoveries
serendipitously adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Because of the serendipitous nature of its founding, Friends With Benefits never started with a mission statement or business plan. 
Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 That kind of serendipitous artistry is a source of surprise and delight at Beach Sessions. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The company's attack began in earnest only after a serendipitous meeting with Accenture CEO Julie Sweet in December 2019. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 July 2022 The whale sightings in Lake Aleknagik were serendipitous for Quakenbush, who is surveying Bristol Bay’s belugas this month. Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Intriguingly, associated to certain kinds of algebraic varieties are numbers that are known to be log concave — something Huh only knew because of the serendipitous direction his studies had taken him in. Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 From there the world opened wide for Bourdain, in all its serendipitous glory. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022 The records came to the state archives in 1982, stored in anonymity until Dr. Folts’ serendipitous discovery this winter. Michael Hill, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2022 Allen’s emergence was serendipitous after Jalen Berger, now at MSU, flamed out and was dismissed from the team. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2022 See More
Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 That kind of serendipitous artistry is a source of surprise and delight at Beach Sessions. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The company's attack began in earnest only after a serendipitous meeting with Accenture CEO Julie Sweet in December 2019. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 July 2022 The whale sightings in Lake Aleknagik were serendipitous for Quakenbush, who is surveying Bristol Bay’s belugas this month. Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Intriguingly, associated to certain kinds of algebraic varieties are numbers that are known to be log concave — something Huh only knew because of the serendipitous direction his studies had taken him in. Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 From there the world opened wide for Bourdain, in all its serendipitous glory. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022 The records came to the state archives in 1982, stored in anonymity until Dr. Folts’ serendipitous discovery this winter. Michael Hill, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2022 Allen’s emergence was serendipitous after Jalen Berger, now at MSU, flamed out and was dismissed from the team. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
serendipitous
adjective
as in coincidental
happening because of good luck or chance After not seeing each other for ten years, we had a serendipitous reunion on the street one day. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- coincidental
- accidental
- unexpected
- chance
- convenient
- timely
- unforeseen
- opportune
- happy
- good
- fortuitous
- propitious
- auspicious
- seasonable
- unlooked-for
- promising
- favorable
- hopeful
- benign
- encouraging
- beneficial
- heartening
- advantageous
- providential
- bright
- lucky
- fortunate
- golden
- fair
- profitable
- halcyon
- flukey
- fluky
- heaven-sent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- untimely
- intentional
- inconvenient
- inopportune
- deliberate
- unseasonable
- anticipated
- foreseen
- expected
- planned
- disastrous
- inauspicious
- catastrophic
- unfortunate
- unpromising
- calamitous
- unlucky
- unhappy
- luckless
- hapless
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- star-crossed