Why don't you actually consider your situation instead of just chancing it?
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Chancing
Synonyms for "chancing" (403 found)
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Closest matches (81)
casualgambleluckopportunityprobabilityprospecta leg upaccidentalaccidentallyadvantageadventitiousadventureaimlessaleatoricaleatoryamorphousappearapproachaptitudeaptness
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arbitraryariseassayattemptbare possibilitybechancebefallbetbetideblind bargainblobbyblurredblurryborderline caseboutbravebreakbreaksbroadbumpby chancecalculated riskcapriciousnesscarelesscauselesscertaintychance itchanceschancinesschancychangeablenesschaoticcircumstantialclear stagecoincidencecomecome aboutcome alongcome forthcome into beingcome into existencecome offcome oncome to pass
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (121)
conceivabilityconceivablenessconceivablyconfusedcontingencycontingentcourt destructioncrop updangerousdaredefy dangerdestinaldevelopdiceydisordereddodouble contingencydraw onemboldenendanger
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engageerraticismerraticnessessayeven chanceeventeventualityexpectationface up tofair expectationfair fieldfair gamefall outfatalfatefatidicfavorable prospectficklenessfindflierflip of a coinflukeflukyflyerfoggyforget the oddsfortuitousfortuityfortunefuzzygamble ongeneralgivegogood chancegood luckgood possibilityguesshaphappenhappen alonghappen by chancehappeninghappenstancehazardhazyheedlesshesitancyhesitationhithit-or-misshopeiffyill-definedimperilimpreciseinaccurateinadvertentinadvertentlyincalculabilityincertitudeinchoateincidentalincoherentindecisionindecisiveindecisivenessindefinableindefiniteindemonstrabilityindeterminableindeterminacyindeterminateindeterminationindeterminismindistinctinexactinninginnings
Noun(14 words)
Related words (201)
irresolutionjeopardizejeopardylaw of averageslaxliabilityliablenesslibertylift a fingerlightlikelihoodlikelinesslooklook-inlooselotmake an attemptmake an effortmaterializemaybe
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meetnonspecificobligationobscureoccasionoccuroccurrenceoddoddsoff chanceofferopen questionopeningopportunismoptionorderlessoutlookoutside chanceoutside hopepawnperhapspiece of guessworkpig in a pokeplaceplayplay with fireplungepop uppossibilitypossiblenesspossiblypotentialpotentialitypredictabilitypresent itselfpresumptionpresumptive evidenceprobabilismpronenessquestionrandomrandom samplerandomnessreasonable groundreasonable hopereliefrely on fortuneremote possibilityriskriskyroomroundrun a chancerun the chancerun the risksayscopeset at hazardshadowed forthshadowyshapelessshotshowshow upsight-unseen transactionsmall hopespeculationspellsporadicspring upsqueakstakestartstepping stonestepping-stonestochasticstraystumblesuspensesuspensefulnesssweepingtake a chancetake a fliertake chancestake placetempt fortunetempt providencetendencythe attainablethe feasiblethe possiblethingthinkabilitythinkablenesstimetime at battoss uptoss-uptouch and gotranspiretrust to chancetrytry the chancetumbleturnturn upunaccountabilityuncauseduncertainnessuncertaintyuncertainty principleunclearundecided issueundecidednessundefinedundertakeundestinedundeterminedundeterminednessunexpectedunforeseeableunforeseeablenessunforeseenunintentionalunintentionallyunlooked forunlooked-forunplainunplannedunpredictabilityunpredictableunpremeditatedunprovabilityunspecifiedunsurenessunverifiabilityvacillationvagueveiledventureventure onventure uponverisimilitudevirtualityvoicewagerweaknesswell-grounded hopewhackwhat is possiblewhat may bewhat might bewheel of fortunewhimsicality
Noun(17 words)
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5 total sentences available.
Chancing upon an unusually beautiful woman one table away, Julian began to visibly shake.
Source: tatoeba (790907)
Chancing to come before the mirror, he saw that he was unusually pale, and that his eyes had a swollen look.
Source: tatoeba (12061884)
Although some of the subjects treated of are deciduous, all of them last for seasons; and such is the intention of the book, whatever may be its chance in a world of chancings.
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