chance occurrence
Unplanned event arises
A chance occurrence is an event that happens without planning or predictable cause—something arising from luck, coincidence, or randomness rather than design.
The phrase emphasizes that no one intended or arranged for it to happen: Their meeting was a chance occurrence; neither knew the other would be there.
Often used to distinguish accidents from deliberate acts.
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- freak accidentRare, unpredictable calamity
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
luck · pure luck · twist of fate · random · unexpected · surprise · twist · fortune · lucky break · mishap · encounter · stumble · lightning · lottery · one in a million · against all odds · freak · incident
chance occurrenceconscious decision
Intentional, aware selection
setup · deliberate choice · scheme · plot
chance occurrencefate
Predetermined course of events
destiny · providence · divine intervention · cosmic plan · predestination
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