Antonyms for chances

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : chans, chahns

Phonetic Transcription : tʃæns, tʃɑns

Definition of chances

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

noun possibility, probability
noun fate, luck
noun gamble, risk
verb risk, endanger
verb happen

Example sentences :

And of course you can't ever be no Shepler 'less you take your share of chances.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

There must be chances; he would be sure to keep his eyes open after this.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

She has had chances to my certain knowledge (widowers and such).
Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 3. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

I knew what it had to do, and I warn't goin' to take no chances of its not doin' it right.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

It would have alarmed his superiors, and done away with his chances of promotion.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Now, as it chances—I tell you who do not break secrets—my father was a Marano.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

He is a soldier, and knows how to estimate the chances of the woods.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

During the return to Syracuse, the chances of falling in with them were become fewer.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

But the chances were gradually growing unfavorable to Hawkeye and his band.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

In those battles the chances were with the Union, but here they were against it.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Synonyms for chances

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