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chance
adjective as in accidental, unforeseeable
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adventitious, at random, by-the-way, casual, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked-for, unplanned
noun as in possibility, probability
Strongest matches
break, likelihood, odds, opportunity, outlook, prospect, shot, time
Strong matches
contingency, indications, liability, occasion, opening, scope, show, squeak, wager
Weak matches
noun as in fate, luck
Strong matches
accident, adventure, cast, casualty, coincidence, contingency, destination, destiny, doom, fluke, fortuity, fortune, gamble, hap, happening, hazard, kismet, lottery, misfortune, occurrence, peradventure, peril, providence, toss-up
noun as in gamble, risk
Weak matches
verb as in gamble, risk; endanger
verb as in happen
Strong matches
arrive, befall, betide, break, bump, come, go, hap, light, luck, meet, occur, stumble, transpire, tumble
Weak matches
be one's fate, blunder on, come about, come off, come to pass, fall out, fall to one's lot, hit upon, light upon, stumble on, turn up
Example Sentences
The Lakers had their chances with the shot that’s the only one easy enough to have the word “free” in front of it.
They want an independent review to consider alternatives and a chance to offer their own solutions.
On Thursday morning, Trump was still calling Republican senators to gauge Gaetz's chances.
However, one legal expert previously told the Times courts generally are reluctant to remove measures before an election and that there was a “good chance” a judge would find the measure unconstitutional if it passed.
“You have a chance to read what the school is about, what they offer, you learn about the school community,” Mrs Eslambolchi, who is head of the PTA, says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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