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chance
adjective as in accidental, unforeseeable
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Weak matches
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 prime minister has a huge chance in the next few days to spell out to his party, and to the public, exactly where he stands, and exactly what he believes in specific terms.
You could argue that there’s something exciting about the chance to draw a new community on the blank canvas of the old one.
“This weekend is your chance to save big.”
"We just didn't hole enough putts early. We had some chances. I think the putts just didn't fall," he added.
Kelly: Can you remember that moment where you thought, 'yes, I can have a chance'?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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