chanced
Took a gamble
Chanced is the past tense of chance, meaning to happen by accident or to risk something.
I chanced upon an old photograph in the attic.
She chanced a glance at the stranger.
To chance upon or chance across something is to encounter it unexpectedly.
Lost balance while walking
- happenedCame into being
- encounteredCame upon or faced
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
unplanned · unforeseen · coincidental · fortuitous · unexpected · spontaneous · serendipitous · unlooked-for
Risked something on chance
- wageredPlaced a stake
- venturedUndertook despite uncertainty
- hazardedExposed to danger
- daredShowed bold courage
risked · staked · bet · speculated · played the odds · rolled the dice · tempted fate · braved
Found unexpectedly
- happened uponFound unexpectedly
- foundDiscovered or established
- encounteredCame upon or faced
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
came across · hit upon · unearthed · uncovered · spotted · noticed · serendipity · windfall
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- favorableInclined toward approval
- propitiousFavorable for success
providential · fortuitous · serendipitous · charmed · fated · destined · kismet · karma
stumbled
Lost balance while walking
- happenedCame into being
- encounteredCame upon or faced
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
inadvertent · unplanned · unforeseen · coincidental · fortuitous · unexpected · spontaneous · serendipitous · unlooked-for · unpremeditated
gambled
Risked something on chance
dared · risked · staked · bet · speculated · played the odds · rolled the dice · tempted fate · braved · leapt
stumbled upon
Found unexpectedly
- happened uponFound unexpectedly
- foundDiscovered or established
- encounteredCame upon or faced
discovered · came across · hit upon · unearthed · uncovered · spotted · noticed · serendipity · windfall · revelation
lucky
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- favorableInclined toward approval
propitious · providential · fortuitous · serendipitous · charmed · fated · destined · kismet · karma · divine
chancedplanned
Decided on beforehand
deliberated · designed · intended · premeditated · calculated
chancedguaranteed
Promised with certainty
ensured · secured · assured · safeguarded · certain
- no chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- last chanceUltimate remaining opportunity
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- by chanceOccurring without design
- take a chanceAccept risk willingly
- not a chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
chance, chances, chancing, mischance, perchance, chance upon, chance on, happenchance