chance
noun [C] (RISK) /tʃɑːns/
/tʃæns/ Definition
B2 a possibility that something negative will happen: I'm delivering my work by hand - I'm not taking any chances. There's a chance of injury in almost any sport. → Synonym risk nounDangers and threats
(Definition of chance noun (RISK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black spot noun
- brinkmanship noun
- calculated risk noun
- chancy adjective
- danger noun
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- firetrap noun
- hazardous adjective
- high-risk adjective
- hostage to fortune idiom
- intimidate verb
- marked man/woman noun
- perilous adjective
- poisoned chalice noun
- precarious adjective
- precipice noun
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk noun
- treacherous adjective (DANGEROUS)
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Dangers and threats
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