HEAVEN-SENT Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

heaven-sent

adjective

ˈhe-vən-ˌsent

Definition of heaven-sent

as in lucky

coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly a heaven-sent offer to be the all-expenses-paid chaperone to some students on a trip to Paris

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Recent Examples of heaven-sent And peer mentors are heaven-sent. — Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026 So when my editor asked me to cover the SOUL Wellness Retreat in Los Cabos, the opportunity seemed heaven-sent. — Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 Long wearing makeup is a heaven-sent during white hot summers, especially when they are formulated with skin loving ingredients. — Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Offstage trumpets were piped through the crown of the pavilion stage, sounding mysteriously heaven-sent. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for heaven-sent

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Adjective

Though no one was lucky enough to win the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, one lucky person from Pennsylvania had a great night, winning $3 million.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2026
For Mantilla, the comeback is bigger than a lucky sales spike.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of lucky

Adjective

The shorts are nice and loose, with a bottom layer to keep everything covered up, and pockets to keep me happy.

— Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
But, if the bride and groom were happy with how the day went, that’s probably all that matters in the long run.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026

Definition of happy

Adjective

While his vineyard has enough bulk wine business to keep it up and running without Canada, Heuvel, who is also a board member of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, said other vintners will not be as fortunate.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Many who invested in those cryptocurrencies — not to mention bitcoin itself, crypto’s largest asset — have not been as fortunate in the past year and a half.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Definition of fortunate

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