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luck

n.

Good fortune
good luck, prosperity, weal, wealth, favorable issue, fluke, master stroke, run of luck, piece of luck, streak of luck, windfall, advantage, profit, triumph, victory, kismet, karma, win, health, friends, happiness, blessings, godsend, opportunity, low probability, lucky break, occasion, turn of the wheel of fortune, break*, walkover*, the breaks*, smiles of fortune*; see also success 2.
Antonyms failure*, ill-fortune, bad luck.
Chance
unforeseen occurrence, fluke, fate; see accident 2, chance 1.

crowd (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>push) one's luck*

gamble, take risks, chance; see risk.

down on one's luck*

in misfortune, unlucky, discouraged; see unfortunate 2.

in luck

lucky, successful, prosperous; see fortunate 1.

out of luck

unlucky, in misfortune, in trouble; see unfortunate 2.

try one's luck

attempt, risk, endeavor; see try 1.

worse luck

unhappily, unluckily, unfavorably; see unfortunately 1.

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Another word for luck

noun

The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events:
chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, hazard. See certain
Success attained as a result of chance:
fortunateness, fortune, luckiness. Idiom: good fortune (or luck). See luck