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Synonyms for chance
tʃæns, tʃɑnschance

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. chancenoun

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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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How to use chance in a sentence?

  1. Patrick Mouratoglou:

    Honestly, if Serena didn't lose this one she would probably lose next round, or when the top players would have been the other side of the court, of course it' a disappointment, but in a way it had to happen. She knew she had little chance of winning this year's French Open.

  2. Jim Sano:

    There's a good chance you'll be approached by a playful sea lion or a group of turtles that will happily swim alongside you.

  3. Maurizio Dellantonio:

    We have recovered so many fragments over the last two days. They are very painful for those who pick them up and then for those who have to analyze them, personally I can only think that what we found on the surface will be the same that we will find underneath, when the ice will melt or by digging, if there is a chance.

  4. Anne Tyler:

    I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get.

  5. Grand Slam champion Nadal:

    What I need is time, I need work and I need more weeks like this one, that's really the only thing that I hope, is to have the chance to keep practicing well and to have the chance to keep playing with healthy conditions.


Translations for chance

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  • فرصةArabic
  • форсатBashkir
  • вероятност, възможност, рискувам, попадам на, случайностBulgarian
  • oportunitatCatalan, Valencian
  • šance, pravděpodobnost, příležitost, narazit, náhodaCzech
  • chanceDanish
  • Zufall, Chance, Wahrscheinlichkeit, Gelegenheit, MöglichkeitGerman
  • ευκαιρία, συγκυρία, πιθανότητα, τύχη, ενδεχόμενο, σύμπτωση, περίστασηGreek
  • hazardo, ŝancoEsperanto
  • chance, oportunidad, probabilidad, posibilidad, azar, suerteSpanish
  • võimalusEstonian
  • zoriBasque
  • فرصت, شانسPersian
  • mahdollisuus, todennäköisyys, sattumaFinnish
  • chance, risque, raccrocFrench
  • faill, seansIrish
  • cothromScottish Gaelic
  • oportunidadeGalician
  • סיכוי, מקרהHebrew
  • अवसर, सम्भावना, मोकाHindi
  • eshetőség, véletlen, valószínűség, alkalom, esély, lehetőségHungarian
  • դիպված, հնարավորություն, պատահականություն, հավանականությունArmenian
  • kesempatanIndonesian
  • probabilità, possibilità, opportunità, chanceItalian
  • チャンス, 機会Japanese
  • 기회, 機會Korean
  • accidentia, fors, potestas, probabilitas, opportunitas, possibilitasLatin
  • tūponoMāori
  • can, peluang, kesempatan, cerlakMalay
  • gelegenheid, kans, wagen, mogelijkheid, toevalDutch
  • sjanse, sannsynlighet, mulighet, tilfeldigheterNorwegian
  • szansa, okazjaPolish
  • chance, acaso, probabilidadePortuguese
  • pussaivladadRomansh
  • întâmplare, ocazie, probabilitate, șansă, risca, șanse, accidentRomanian
  • случайность, шанс, вероятность, возможностьRussian
  • mogućnost, šansa, шанса, могућностSerbo-Croatian
  • priložnostSlovene
  • slump, chans, råka, chansa, riskera, sannolikhetSwedish
  • nafasiSwahili
  • అవకాశముTelugu
  • talih, şansTurkish
  • موقعUrdu
  • cơ hội, 機會Vietnamese
  • mögodVolapük
  • 机会Chinese

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