chancing
Gambling on something
Chancing is taking a risk or leaving something to luck: I'm not chancing it in this weather.
To chance something is to hazard it despite uncertainty.
Chancing can also mean happening upon something unexpectedly: I was chancing across old photos when I found the letter.
The word carries a sense of gambling with fate.
Accidental fortunate discovery
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
providence · kismet · randomness · windfall · twist · quirk · stumbling · fortune
Presently taking place
- encounteringComing upon unexpectedly
- findingConclusion from investigation
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- meetingGathering for discussion
Staking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- stakesPosts or wagers
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
jackpot · ante · high-roller · gamble · punt · flutter · speculation · roulette
Source of potential harm
- jeopardizePut at risk
- endangerTo put at risk
- daringAdventurous courage
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
bold · audacious · venturesome · foolhardy · brave · intrepid · adventurous · braving
Causing strain or frustration
- hopingDesiring with expectation
- speculatingGuessing without certainty
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- shootingDischarging a weapon
venturing · essaying · hazarding · testing · winging-it
serendipity
Accidental fortunate discovery
destiny · providence · kismet · randomness · windfall · twist · quirk · stumbling · fortune · unexpected
occurring
Presently taking place
- encounteringComing upon unexpectedly
- findingConclusion from investigation
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
betting
Staking money on outcomes
lottery · jackpot · ante · high-roller · gamble · punt · flutter · speculation · roulette · poker
hazard
Source of potential harm
- jeopardizePut at risk
- endangerTo put at risk
- daringAdventurous courage
reckless · bold · audacious · venturesome · foolhardy · brave · intrepid · adventurous · braving
trying
Causing strain or frustration
- hopingDesiring with expectation
- speculatingGuessing without certainty
- guessingEstimating without certainty
shooting · venturing · essaying · hazarding · testing · winging-it
chancingplanning
Arranging for future events
deliberating · designing · calculating · strategizing · scheming
chancingguaranteeing
Promising with certainty
ensuring · securing · safeguarding · certifying · playing it safe
- chancing one's armTaking an uncertain gamble
chance, chances, coincidence, chanced, happenstance, happenchance