chances

Meaning of chances

plural noun
  1. a possibility of something happening.
    there is a chance of winning the raffle
    there is little chance of his finding a job
  2. the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause.
    he met his brother by chance
verb, 3rd person present
  1. do something by accident or without intending to.
    he was very effusive if they chanced to meet
  2. do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome.
    they chanced a late holiday

Middle English: from Old French cheance, from cheoir ‘fall, befall’, based on Latin cadere .

Information about chances

  • The singular form of chances is: chance.
  • Languages ​​in which chances is used:

    (Press the button to hear it)

Hyphenation of chances

chances

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • chances is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

chances synonyms

Meaning a thing that may happen or be the case:

possibility

Meaning the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring:

prospect

Meaning the quality or state of being probable; the extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case:

probability

Meaning the chances or likelihood of something happening or being the case:

odds

Meaning the state or fact of something's being likely; probability:

likelihood

Meaning a strong belief that something will happen or be the case:

expectation

Meaning the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction:

anticipation

Meaning the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done:

feasibility

Meaning the quality of seeming reasonable or probable:

plausibility

Meaning a situation involving exposure to danger:

risk

Meaning the possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin:

threat

Meaning a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger:

menace

Meaning chance; probability:

hazard

Meaning the possibility of something unwelcome or unpleasant happening:

danger

Meaning the likelihood of something unwelcome happening:

fear

Meaning serious and immediate danger:

peril

Meaning the state of being legally responsible for something:

liability

Meaning a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen:

hope

Meaning a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something:

opportunity

Meaning a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen:

promise

Meaning an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause:

accident

Meaning a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection:

coincidence

Meaning the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way:

serendipity

Meaning the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power:

fate

Meaning the hidden power believed to control future events; fate:

destiny

Meaning a chance occurrence:

fortuity

Meaning chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs:

fortune

Meaning the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power:

providence

Meaning a very unusual and unexpected event or situation:

freak

Meaning coincidence:

happenstance

Meaning by chance rather than intention:

fortuitously

Meaning by chance; inadvertently:

accidentally

Meaning in a way that results from chance despite being very unlikely:

coincidentally

Meaning not on purpose:

unintentionally

Meaning without intention; accidentally:

inadvertently

Meaning without being aware; unintentionally:

unwittingly

Meaning without being aware of something; unintentionally:

unknowingly

Meaning without being aware of a situation:

unawares

Meaning without realizing or being aware of one's actions:

unconsciously

Meaning take place; occur:

happen

Meaning undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action:

venture

Meaning make an attempt or effort to do something:

try

Meaning attempt or try:

essay

chances antonyms

Meaning the state or fact of not being likely to happen, be done, or be true:

unlikelihood

Meaning deliberately; on purpose:

intentionally

Meaning in a way that suggests one has secret knowledge or awareness:

knowingly

Words that rhyme with chances

Drances, Frances, Marifrances, Maryfrances, Renaissances, Resistances, aberrances, abeyances, abidances, abondances, absorbances, absorptances, abundances, acceptances, accordances, acquaintances, acquittances, acutances, adamances, admirances, admittances, advances, affiances, affirmances, aidances, allegeances, allegiances, alliances, allowances, alternances, ambiances, ambulances, amorances, annoyances, appearances, appertainances, appliances, approvances, appurtenances, arrivances, arrogances, ascendances, askances, assemblances, assistances, assonances, assurances, attendances, attractances, avoidances

Are you looking more rhymes for chances? Try our rhymes search engine.