Synonyms of happenstance

happenstance

noun

as in coincidence

formal + literary something that happens by chance

Our meeting was pure happenstance.

We met each other by happenstance.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coincidence
• circumstance
• accident
• occurrence
• incident
• occasion
• happenchance
• event
• affair
• fluke
• happening
• episode
• experience
• phenomenon
• hap
• time
• adventure
• thing
• freak
• page
• milestone
• landmark
• turning point
• co-occurrence
• emergency
• crisis
• milepost
• juncture

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of happenstance

While Cullen was testifying, his former boss, Madigan, was by happenstance appearing in a courtroom five floors below, where U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey was holding a final pretrial conference in the case against Madigan and McClain, which begins with jury selection on Oct. 8.. —Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024

This wasn’t by happenstance; it was made possible through rezoning by city leaders and on the coattails of a crackdown on local gangs and a long-term, $1.4-billion river revitalization project. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

As for Apple Intelligence, being inattentive to disability vis-a-vis accessibility to instead push a juicy, fatalistic narrative about Apple playing catchup isn’t happenstance either. —Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

By pure happenstance, Tatiana learned that her new BedStuy apartment was across the street from the Savant Studios retail space. —Essence, 14 Aug. 2024