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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | coincidence, fate, incident, luck |
| Main Entry: | destiny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fate |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, afterlife, break*, breaks, certainty, circumstance, conclusion, condition, constellation, course of events, cup, design, divine decree, doom, expectation, finality, foreordination, fortune, future, happenstance, hereafter, horoscope, inevitability, intent, intention, karma, kismet*, lot, luck, objective, ordinance, portion, predestination, predetermination, prospect, serendipity, the stars, way the ball bounces, way the cookie crumbles, what is written, wheel of fortune, world to come |
| Antonyms: | choice, free will, volition |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | event |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect, result |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, case, causatum, chance, conclusion, consequence, end, end result, eventuality, fortuity, hap, happenstance, issue, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, product, resultant, sequel, sequent, termination, upshot |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
| Main Entry: | luck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | accident, break, destiny, fate, fifty-fifty, fortuity, fortune, hap, happenstance, hazard, occasion, occurrence, toss-up, unforeseen event |
| Main Entry: | serendipity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accidental discovery |
| Synonyms: | blessing, break*, dumb luck, fluke, good luck, happenstance, happy chance, luck, lucky break, stumbling upon, tripping over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fortuitousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | accidentality, accidentalness, blessing, fortuity, fortune, happenstance, luck |
| Main Entry: | fortuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | Lady Luck, accident, blessing, fluke, fortuitousness, fortunateness, fortune, happenstance, kismet, luck, lucky break |
| Main Entry: | hap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | accident, advantage, adventure, bad luck, break, cast, casualty, coincidence, contingency, destination, destiny, doom, even chance, fluke, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, future, gamble, good luck, haphazard, happenchance, happening, happenstance, haza |
| Main Entry: | happenchance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | accident, advantage, adventure, bad luck, break, cast, casualty, coincidence, contingency, destination, destiny, doom, even chance, fluke, fortuity, fortune, future, gamble, good luck, hap, haphazard, happening, happenstance, hazard, heads or tails, hit |
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