hap

¹hap

noun

Definition of HAP

1

something that happens <we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life>

Synonyms affair, circumstance, episode, hap, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing

Related Words coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak; landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point; adventure, experience, time; happenchance, happenstance; accident, crisis, emergency, juncture; achievement, deed, exploit, feat; news, tidings

2

the uncertain course of events <by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York>

Synonyms accident, casualty [archaic], circumstance, hap, hazard, luck

Related Words fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertainty; fluke, happenchance, happenstance; destiny, doom, fate, fortune, lot; danger, peril, risk

Near Antonyms intent, intention, purpose; design, outline, plan, scheme