Meaning & use
luckily
Used to say that something fortunate happened, often when the outcome could have been worse.
See it in a sentence
Luckily, the rain stopped just before the outdoor wedding began.
The car broke down, but luckily a mechanic lived just down the road.
A note on using this word
Luckily typically opens a sentence to comment on the whole situation, not just a single word.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unluckilyunfortunately
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