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

Unsurprisingly, the idea of comically long private paths snaking through fragile wetlands so a lucky few can get to their boats wasn’t popular with the public.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Arsenal wasn't so lucky in a shootout on Tuesday, losing in stunning fashion to fourth-tier minnow Fleetwood Town in one of the biggest shocks in the competition's 66-year history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of lucky

Adjective

Logan Beall, a spokesperson for Beall Development, issued a statement Tuesday saying the company was happy about the lawsuit’s resolution.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The challenge for the Don is to keep their family happy and for the other players to accumulate enough goodwill to keep receiving a portion of the prize.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of happy

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They are dinged up and dingy, fortunate to constantly bask in a golden hue that covers up their imperfections.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The same technology that is delivering fortunes in Silicon Valley can also deliver help to the least fortunate.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortunate

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