chance

• "seek help from casual passers-by"
• "a casual meeting"
• "a chance occurrence"

Synonyms

• casualmarked by blithe unconcern; without or seeming to be without plan or method; appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; hasty and without attention to detail; occurring on a temporary or irregular basis; characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; natural and unstudied; not showing effort or strain
• chance(a)

• "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

• "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

Synonyms

• gamblemoney that is risked for possible monetary gain ; a risky act or venture ; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; play games for money
• riskexpose to a chance of loss or damage; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a source of danger; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred ; the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
• hazarda source of danger; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an obstacle on a golf course ; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; put at risk; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
• take chancestake a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
• adventurea wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) ; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; put at risk
• run a risktake a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
• take a chancetake a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• "meet with"
• "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"

Synonyms

• finda productive insight ; the act of discovering something ; come upon, as if by accident; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; come upon after searching; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; perceive or be contemporaneous with; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; make a discovery, make a new finding; make a discovery; obtain through effort or management; decide on and make a declaration about; receive a specified treatment (abstract); perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; get or find back; succeed in reaching; accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
• happencome to pass; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; come into being; come upon, as if by accident
• bumpa lump on the body caused by a blow ; something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; an impact (as from a collision); knock against with force or violence; come upon, as if by accident; dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; assign to a lower position; remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
• encountera minor short-term fight ; a casual or unexpected convergence; a casual meeting with a person or thing ; a hostile disagreement face-to-face ; come together; come upon, as if by accident; be beset by; experience as a reaction; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"
• "now is your chance"

Synonyms

• opportunitya possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

• "bad luck caused his downfall"
• "we ran into each other by pure chance"

Synonyms

• luckyour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
• fortunean unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; a large amount of wealth or prosperity ; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
• hazardput forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; put at risk; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a source of danger; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an obstacle on a golf course

• "you take a chance when you let her drive"

• "a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible"
• "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
• "if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife"

Synonyms

• probabilitya measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; the quality of being probable

• "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

Synonyms

• prospectsearch for something desirable; explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals ; the possibility of future success; belief about (or mental picture of) the future ; someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) ; the visual percept of a region; a prediction of the course of a disease