Synonyms for chance
tʃæns, tʃɑnschance

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1. chance

   An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. chancenoun

   Synonyms:
   accident, fortuity, hazard, haphazard, fortune, random, casualty, befoulment, luck

   Antonyms:
   law, rule, sequence, consequence, causation, effectuation, intention, purpose, design, certainty

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1. opportunity, chancenoun

   a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

   "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

   Synonyms:
   luck, fortune, prospect, opportunity, probability, hazard

   Antonyms:
   planned

2. luck, fortune, chance, hazardnoun

   an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

   "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

   Synonyms:
   circumstances, luck, jeopardy, lot, risk, destiny, fortune, prospect, hazard, peril, portion, fate, opportunity, probability, endangerment

   Antonyms:
   planned

3. chancenoun

   a risk involving danger

   "you take a chance when you let her drive"

   Synonyms:
   luck, fortune, prospect, opportunity, probability, hazard

   Antonyms:
   planned

4. probability, chancenoun

   a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

   "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

   Synonyms:
   luck, fortune, prospect, opportunity, probability, hazard

   Antonyms:
   planned

5. prospect, chanceadjective

   the possibility of future success

   "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, scene, prospect, view, luck, probability, aspect, prognosis, candidate, opportunity, outlook, expectation, vista, hazard, panorama, medical prognosis

   Antonyms:
   planned

6. casual, chance(a)verb

   occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

   "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

   Antonyms:
   planned

7. chanceverb

   be the case by chance

   "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

   Synonyms:
   bump, find, run a risk, risk, gamble, encounter, happen, hazard, take a chance, take chances, adventure

   Antonyms:
   planned

8. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, encounter, happen, guess, run a risk, gamble, bump, adventure, venture, hazard, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line, risk

   Antonyms:
   planned

9. find, happen, chance, bump, encounterverb

   come upon, as if by accident; meet with

   "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

   Synonyms:
   line up, detect, recover, kick downstairs, find oneself, befall, take chances, get, get hold, run across, gamble, demote, fall out, find, pass off, retrieve, hazard, knock, rule, notice, meet, determine, see, find out, come about, come up, play, take a chance, encounter, materialize, happen, go on, receive, feel, occur, risk, pass, incur, take place, come across, bechance, observe, run into, adventure, witness, dislodge, run a risk, ascertain, relegate, bump, take on, hap, break, regain, obtain, materialise, discover

   Antonyms:
   planned

Matched Categories

1. • Happen
   • Possibility
   • Risk

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1. possible, possibleitiy

   Submitted by Xxhbdydyb+had on February 11, 2021  

2. posibilidad

   it can be considered as chance , because when posibilidad is translated to englsih it is possibility and the odds will always be 50/50 therefor chance is a synonym of posibilidad. : )

   do i have a chance to get your heart?

   Submitted by reiallen27 on October 4, 2019  

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1. chancenoun

   Synonyms:
   accident, casualty, contingency, fortuity, fortune, fortuitous event, unforseen event

2. chancenoun

   Synonyms:
   risk, hazard, peril, jeopardy

3. chanceverb

   Synonyms:
   happen, occur, befall, betide, take place, fall out, turn up, come to pass

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1. chanceadjective

   Synonyms:
   casual, fortuitous, accidental, contingent, random

2. chancenoun

   Synonyms:
   fate, fortune, luck, fortuity, hap, casualty, accident, possibility, likelihood, contingency, opportunity, hazard, jeopardy, risk, uncertainty

3. chanceverb

   Synonyms:
   befall, risk, venture

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1. List of paraphrases for "chance":

   luck, opportunity, possibility, iuck, probability, occasion, chances, likelihood, opportunities, lucky, random, shot, coincidence, azar, risk, prospect, fortunate, chauncey, option, potential

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How to use chance in a sentence?

1. Kim Kang-won:

   It just drove me deeper into despair, i never had a chance.

2. Herrera Beutler:

   I don't think there are many parents who wouldn't jump at the chance to help their kid.

3. Donald Trump:

   If the Clintons were willing to play this fast and loose with their enterprise when they weren’t in the White House, just imagine what they will do if they are given the chance to control the Oval Office.

4. Ryan Rogers:

   We do not have a motive in this case, and I would best describe it as an innocent child victim having a chance encounter with a very violent criminal.

5. Stephanie Engel:

   With observational studies, there is always the chance that the results may be in part explained by an unmeasured factor that we haven’t yet considered, i would characterize this study as thorough and high quality, and the results concerning.