Synonyms of chance

chance 1 of 3

noun

ˈchan(t)s 

1

as in luck

the uncertain course of events

rather than leave everything to chance, let's plan how we're going to spend our time in New York City

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luck
• circumstance
• accident
• hazard
• casualty
• fate
• hap
• risk
• uncertainty
• randomness
• fortune
• fluke
• fortuity
• danger
• destiny
• fortuitousness
• happenstance
• happenchance
• peril
• haphazardry
• lot
• doom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purpose
• intention
• intent
• plan
• design
• scheme
• outline

2

as in opportunity

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

this is my one chance to succeed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opportunity
• room
• occasion
• opening
• break
• shot
• way
• play
• pass
• juncture

3

as in probability

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another

the chance of being struck by lightning is very low

Synonyms & Similar Words

• probability
• odds
• percentage
• possibility
• potential
• prospect
• contingency
• outlook
• potentiality
• conditional probability

4

as in venture

a risky undertaking

it's a chance, but I think the business will be profitable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venture
• gamble
• speculation
• throw
• adventure
• bet
• enterprise
• flutter
• stake
• wager
• hazard
• flier
• crapshoot
• liberty
• play
• long shot
• dark horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sure thing

chance

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adjective

as in accidental

happening by chance

a chance advantage that I immediately recognized and made full use of

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidental
• unexpected
• inadvertent
• fortuitous
• unintended
• incidental
• unwitting
• unplanned
• casual
• unintentional
• odd
• random
• fluky
• unpremeditated
• arbitrary
• coincidental
• unforeseen
• uncertain
• forced
• freak
• desultory
• haphazard
• aimless
• unforeseeable
• involuntary
• unconscious
• coerced
• unprompted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intended
• planned
• deliberate
• sure
• intentional
• set
• certain
• calculated
• expected
• inevitable
• destined
• premeditated
• fixed
• foreseeable
• foreseen
• predictable
• knowing
• premeditative
• prepense
• predetermined
• prescribed
• volunteer
• conscious
• voluntary
• predestined
• preordained
• foreordained
• unforced
• willful
• freewill

chance

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verb

1

as in to risk

to take a chance on

I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risk
• venture
• tempt
• confront
• adventure
• hazard
• gamble (on)
• dare
• face
• run the risk of
• challenge
• jeopardize
• breast
• brave
• compromise
• endanger
• imperil
• subject
• beard
• defy
• menace
• outbrave
• wager
• expose
• brazen
• bet (on)

2

as in to happen

to take place

there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• come
• be
• do
• occur
• pass
• come down
• come about
• cook
• come to pass
• befall
• go down
• come off
• transpire
• go on
• hap
• rise
• develop
• betide
• proceed
• materialize
• result
• intervene
• arise
• come up
• shape (up)
• break
• spring (up)
• follow
• fall out
• crop (up)
• turn out
• go off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chance

Noun

When shooting a gun into a moving car, there’s a chance someone will be injured or worse. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Shades of cream and brown Fall might be your last chance to wear your white jeans before winter’s slush dirties their hems. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

After dark, chances rise to 90% and the totals could exceed a half an inch, forecasters say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Highs are expected in the upper 80s and the rain chances for the week through Sunday hover around the 80% range — especially Wednesday when the weather service puts storm chances at 88%. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing chance

• chance (upon)