providential

prov·i·den·tial

adj \ˌprä-və-ˈden(t)-shəl\

Definition of PROVIDENTIAL

1

: of, relating to, or determined by Providence

2

archaic : marked by foresight : prudent

3

: occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence <a providential escape>

— prov·i·den·tial·ly \-ˈden(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of PROVIDENTIAL

1. We had made a providential escape.
2. It seemed providential that he should arrive at just that moment.

First Known Use of PROVIDENTIAL

1648

Related to PROVIDENTIAL

Synonyms: fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, fortunate

Antonyms: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

Related Words: convenient, opportune, seasonable, timely; unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for; accidental, chance, coincidental, serendipitous; auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, heartening, hopeful, promising, propitious; benign, favorable, golden, good, halcyon; advantageous, beneficial, profitable

Near Antonyms: inconvenient, inopportune, unseasonable, untimely; anticipated, expected, foreseen; deliberate, intentional, planned; inauspicious, unpromising; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous

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Rhymes with PROVIDENTIAL

differential, inessential, influential, nonessential