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Synonyms & Antonyms of chance
(Entry 1 of 3)
- rather than leave everything to chance, let's plan how we're going to spend our time in New York City
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- the chance of being struck by lightning is very low
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- it's a chance, but I think the business will be profitable
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- adventure,
- crapshoot,
- enterprise,
- flier
- (also flyer),
- flutter
- [chiefly British],
- gamble,
- speculation,
- throw,
- venture
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chance
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of chance (Entry 2 of 3)
- a chance advantage that I immediately recognized and made full use of
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chance
verbSynonyms of chance (Entry 3 of 3)
- I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm
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- there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland
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“Chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chance. Accessed 15 Jul. 2020.
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