| Main Entry: | windfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jackpot, profit |
Synonyms: |
bonanza, bonus, find, fortune, gift from the gods, godsend, gravy, lucky find, money from heaven, pennies from heaven, stroke of luck |
| Main Entry: | blessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
Synonyms: |
asset, benediction, benefit, boon, bounty, break, favor, gain, gift, godsend, good, good fortune, good luck, help, kindness, lucky break, manna from heaven, miracle, profit, service, stroke of luck, windfall |
Antonyms: |
bad fortune, bad luck, curse, disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | boon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
Synonyms: |
benefaction, benefit, benevolence, blessing, break, compliment, donation, favor, gift, godsend, good, good fortune, grant, gratuity, help, largess, present, windfall |
Antonyms: |
disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | fluke |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance occurrence |
Synonyms: |
accident, blessing, break, contingency, fortuity, fortunate, fortune, good fortune, good luck, incident, lucky break, odd chance, quirk, stroke of luck, windfall |
Antonyms: |
certainty, design, plan |
| Main Entry: | godsend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift, benefit |
Synonyms: |
advantage, benediction, blessing, boon, good, manna, stroke of luck, windfall |
Antonyms: |
bad fortune, bad luck, blow, bombshell, setback |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, benefit |
Synonyms: |
asset, avail, behalf, benediction, blessing, boon*, commonwealth, favor, gain, godsend, good fortune, interest, nugget, plum, prize, profit, prosperity, service, treasure, use, usefulness, welfare, well-being, windfall |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | luck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good fortune |
Synonyms: |
advantage, big break, blessing, break*, fluke, fortunateness, godsend, good luck, happiness, health, in the cards, karma*, kismet*, luckiness, lucky break, occasion, opportunity, profit, prosperity, run of luck, serendipity, smile*, streak of luck, stroke, success, triumph, victory, weal, wealth, win, windfall |
Antonyms: |
bad fortune, misfortune |
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award, winnings |
Synonyms: |
accolade, acquirement, acquisition, advantage, blue ribbon, bonus, bounty, cake*, capture, carrot, championship, citation, crown, decoration, dividend, feather in cap, first place, gold star, gold*, gravy, guerdon, haul, honor, inducement, jackpot, laurel, loot*, medal, meed, payoff, pickings, pillage, plum, plunder*, possession, premium, privilege, purse, recompense, requital, reward, scholarship, spoil, spoils, stakes, strokes, swag*, title, trophy, windfall |
Antonyms: |
blame, punishment |
| Main Entry: | bumper crop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rich harvest |
Synonyms: |
bonanza, cash crop, fat of the land, foison, gold mine, windfall |
| Main Entry: | manna |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift |
Synonyms: |
bonanza, boon, delicacy, windfall |