chanced

verb

Definition of chancednext
past tense of chance
1
as in risked
to take a chance on I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in happened
to take place there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanced
  1. happened
  2. ventured
  3. came
  4. occurred
Verb
  • The incident happened Wednesday on a flight from Miami to Charlotte, North Carolina.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Audio of the attack, which happened shortly after Timothy Hovanec dropped off his children at his wife’s home, was captured on a dash camera of his Volkswagen Tiguan, said an affidavit in support of criminal complaints against Hovanec.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Trio booked, led people on unsanctioned hunts Clients booked trips with the trio and ventured into the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho and Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, federal prosecutors said.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In August, the family ventured out to Miles’ favorite burger restaurant to celebrate his 17th birthday, and later went bowling.
    Joanne Fowler, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ventured
Verb
  • The decision by Price’s office to file charges in Monk’s death came just days after a landslide election that saw Price become the first district attorney in the county’s history to be recalled from office.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But then came the shock of the terror attacks, when Hamas and other militant groups killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped some 250 more into Gaza.
    Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of came
Verb
  • For each service ticket, there’s a range of data available, including when the ticket was created and resolved, where multi-hops occurred and where the service process stalled or ran into difficulties.
    Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those results have occurred even as Dudamel has made a huge effort to foster contemporary composition (typically not an old-school orchestra subscriber’s favorite programming), commissioning music from composers around the world.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of occurred
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near chanced

chance

chanced

chanced (upon)

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Chanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanced. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on chanced

Nglish: Translation of chanced for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
silhouette of a man with a megaphone against a british flag
Another Great British Vocabulary Quiz, Innit? A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond