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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lucky chance; favorable circumstances |
| Synonyms: | befalling, break*, connection, contingency, convenience, cut*, event, excuse, fair shake, fighting chance, fitness, fling*, fortuity, freedom, go*, good fortune, good luck, happening, hope, hour, iron in the fire, juncture, leisure, liberty, moment, occasion, one's move, one's say, one's turn, opening, pass, prayer*, probability, relief, room, run, scope, shot*, show, space, spell, squeak, stab, the hunt, the running, time, turn, whack |
| Antonyms: | bad luck, misfortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lucky happening |
| Synonyms: | accident, advantage, chance, favorable circumstances, fortune, good luck, luck, occasion, opening, opportunity, shot, show, stroke of luck, time |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | bad luck, misfortune |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possibility, probability |
| Synonyms: | break, contingency, fair shake, fighting chance, indications, liability, likelihood, long shot, look-in, occasion, odds, opening, opportunity, outlook, prospect, scope, shot*, show, squeak, time, wager |
| Antonyms: | assurance, certainty, design, law, plan, scheme |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | contingency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance happening; possibility |
| Synonyms: | accident, break, chance, crisis, crossroads, emergency, event, eventuality, exigency, fortuity, happening, if it's cool, incident, juncture, likelihood, occasion, odds, opportunity, pass, pinch, predicament, probability, strait, turning point, uncertainty, zero hour |
| Antonyms: | certainty, definiteness, reality, surety, truth |
| Main Entry: | convenience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spare time |
| Synonyms: | chance, freedom, hour, leisure, liberty, occasion, one's own sweet time, opportunity, place, preference, spare moment, suitable time, whenever |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt to do something |
| Synonyms: | fling, go, opportunity, pop, shot, stab, try, whack, whirl |
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distribution of playing cards |
| Synonyms: | appointment, chance, cut and shuffle, fresh start, game, hand, opportunity, round |
| Main Entry: | expediency/expedience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appropriateness; worth |
| Synonyms: | advantage, advantageousness, advisability, appositeness, aptness, benefit, convenience, desirability, effectiveness, efficiency, fitness, helpfulness, judiciousness, meetness, opportunism, opportunity, order, policy, practicality, pragmatism, profitability, profitableness, properness, propitiousness, propriety, prudence, rightness, suitability, usefulness, utilitarianism, utility |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, inappropriateness |
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