What is "chance" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "chance": a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Noun

Meaning of "chance": be the case by chance

Verb

Meaning of "chance": occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

Adjective

Meaning of "chance": an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

Noun

Meaning of "chance": take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Verb

Meaning of "chance": a risk involving danger

Noun

Meaning of "chance": come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Verb

Meaning of "chance": 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

Noun

Meaning of "chance": the possibility of future success

Noun

Synonyms:

incidental, contingent, adventitious, casual, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, at random, unlooked for, prospect, outlook, shot, opportunity, odds, break, time, likelihood, show, opening, liability, scope, squeak, occasion, contingency, wager, long shot, look-in, indications, fair shake, fighting chance, hit, risk, advantage, odds, break, future, lot, outcome, fortuity, occurrence, coincidence, casualty, misfortune, lottery, destiny, kismet, destination, providence, toss-up, hap, gamble, hazard, fluke, accident, adventure, doom, peril, fortune, happening, cast, contingency, bad luck, good luck, haphazard, lucky break, stroke of luck, peradventure, wheel of fortune, even chance, heads or tails, in the cards, luck out, throw of the dice, turn of the cards, way the cookie crumbles, raffle, lottery, jeopardy, stake, hazard, try, venture, speculation, wager, bet, craps game, fall of the cards, throw of the dice, speculate, stake, attempt, jeopardize, hazard, try, plunge, venture, wager, gamble, wildcat, cast lots, draw lots, go out on a limb, have a fling at, play with fire, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, take shot in the dark, tempt fate, tempt fortune, toss up, stick one's neck out, tumble, bump, light, meet, stumble, break, go, befall, transpire, hap, betide, arrive, come, occur, luck, come about, come off, fall out, turn up, blunder on, come to pass, hit upon, light upon, stumble on, be one's fate, fall to one's lot,

Antonyms:

planned, understood, designed, foreseeable, bad luck, misfortune, reality, aim, unlikelihood, truth, assurance, certainty, design, law, plan, scheme, loss, disadvantage, protection, safeguard, safety, reality, aim, design, plan, certainty, surety, assurance, law, scheme, protection, safety, reality, abstention, aim, fact, assurance, certainty, design, law, plan, scheme, abstain, aim, design, plan, scheme, understand, aim, stay, depart, leave, design, plan, scheme, understand,