chance
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
Types & categories
- possibleness hypernym
- brass ring hyponym
- day hyponym
- fresh start hyponym
- hearing hyponym
- hunting ground hyponym
- occasion hyponym
- opening hyponym
- room hyponym
- say hyponym
- shot hyponym
- street hyponym
- throw hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be the case by chance
I chanced to meet my old friend in the street
Types & categories
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Sense 3 noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
bad luck caused his downfall
Types & categories
- phenomenon hypernym
- mishap hyponym
- tossup hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Types & categories
- attempt hypernym
- go for broke hyponym
- luck it hyponym
Related & opposite
- escapade derivation
- risk derivation
- chance derivation
- gamble derivation
- adventurer derivation
- explorer derivation
- risk taker derivation
- risk derivation
Sense 5 noun
a risk involving danger
you take a chance when you let her drive
Types & categories
- risk hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
We find this idea in Plato
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Sense 7 noun
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
the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
Types & categories
- quantity hypernym
- conditional probability hyponym
- cross section hyponym
- exceedance hyponym
- fair chance hyponym
- fat chance hyponym
- joint probability hyponym
- risk of exposure hyponym
- risk of infection hyponym
Related & opposite
- probable derivation
- probabilistic derivation
Sense 8 noun
the possibility of future success
his prospects as a writer are excellent
Types & categories
- potentiality hypernym
Related & opposite
- prospect derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opportune |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | possibleness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brass ring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | day |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fresh start |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hearing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunting ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | occasion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | room |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | say |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | street |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortune |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chance |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | happen |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hazard |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | phenomenon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mishap |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tossup |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | escapade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gamble |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | adventurer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | explorer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk taker |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | attempt |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | go for broke |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | luck it |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | adventure |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodgy |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | risk |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | discovery |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | encounter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | finder |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | probable |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | probabilistic |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | quantity |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditional probability |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross section |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | exceedance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fair chance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fat chance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | joint probability |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | risk of exposure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | risk of infection |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | prospect |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | potentiality |