chance
Definitions
Noun
- A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- A risk involving danger
- 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 possibility of future success
Verb
- Be the case by chance
- Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- Come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "chance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chance | 1 | 131 |
| 2 | chances | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | chancellor | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | chancery | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | perchance | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | chancellor's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | chancellors | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | chancey | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | lachance | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "chance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | 1 | 240 |
| 2 | cancer | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | chances | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | cancel | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | chauncey | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | chancery | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | perchance | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | chaunce | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | chancey | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hance | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | chace | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | lachance | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | crance | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | cheane | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | chaney | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | chanel | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | chancy | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | canace | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hane | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | chan | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "chance" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "chance" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "chance" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "chance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chancy | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 6
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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