Antonyms for chance upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : chans, chahns

Phonetic Transcription : tʃæns, tʃɑns

Definition of chance upon

Origin : late 14c., "to come about, to happen," from chance (n.). Meaning "to risk" attested from 1859. Related: Chanced; chancing.

As in strike : verb find, discover
As in stumble : verb happen upon
As in bump into : verb happen upon
As in hap : verb come
As in come across : verb encounter, find
As in encounter : verb happen upon
As in find : verb catch sight of, lay hands on

Example sentences :

I didn't that night chance upon Cornelius till I had had it out with the girl.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

But presently he will chance upon some tome whose appeal is irresistible.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan

She had been doing just this until her eyes had fallen by chance upon this Chinaman.
Extract from : « Hour of Enchantment » by Roy J. Snell

On my return to Larnaka I had the luck to chance upon some dear friends, with whom I supped.
Extract from : « Cyprus » by Franz von Lher

But I know that there is no chance upon this earth to see again the one you love.
Extract from : « In Search of Mademoiselle » by George Gibbs

Yet when one does chance upon a spring, it is apt to be a strikingly beautiful one.
Extract from : « Riverby » by John Burroughs

We have also arranged that nobody else will chance upon what we have discovered.
Extract from : « The Impostor » by Harold Bindloss

I came by chance upon a copy of “In Memoriam,” then just published anonymously.
Extract from : « Tennyson and His Friends » by Various

If her eyes should chance upon these lines, I hope she will write to me.
Extract from : « The Road » by Jack London

I 'd not go bail for his preferring your interests to his own, but as times go, you might chance upon worse.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for chance upon

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