1. chance, opportunity

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Example Sentences:
'the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington'
'now is your chance'

• opportunity

2. chance, fortune, hazard, luck

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

Example Sentences:
'bad luck caused his downfall'
'we ran into each other by pure chance'

• fortune
• hazard
• luck

3. chance

a risk involving danger

Example Sentences:
'you take a chance when you let her drive'

4. chance, probability

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

Example Sentences:
'the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5'

• probability

5. chance, prospect

the possibility of future success

Example Sentences:
'his prospects as a writer are excellent'

• prospect

6. chance

be the case by chance

Example Sentences:
'I chanced to meet my old friend in the street'

7. adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Example Sentences:
'When you buy these stocks you are gambling'

• adventure
• gamble
• hazard
• risk
• run a risk
• take a chance
• take chances

8. bump, chance, encounter, find, happen

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Example Sentences:
'We find this idea in Plato'
'I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here'
'She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day'

• bump
• encounter
• find
• happen

9. casual, chance

occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

Example Sentences:
'seek help from casual passers-by'
'a casual meeting'
'a chance occurrence'

• casual