What is another word for chancing on?
412 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ t͡ʃˈansɪŋ ˈɒn], [ tʃˈansɪŋ ˈɒn], [ tʃ_ˈa_n_s_ɪ_ŋ ˈɒ_n]
"Chancing on" refers to finding or discovering something accidentally or by happenstance. There are several synonyms for this phrase that convey a similar meaning such as stumbling upon, happening upon, coming across, or encountering by chance. These phrases suggest a lack of intentionality in the discovery of something and hint at the element of surprise in stumbling across it. Other synonyms for "chancing on" include serendipitous, fortuitous, coincidental, and unexpected. Overall, these synonyms capture the sense of a chance encounter and convey the unexpected or unintentional nature of the discovery.
Synonyms for Chancing on:
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v.
• meet- HIT ,
- accost ,
- affront ,
- brush against ,
- bump into ,
- chance on ,
- clash ,
- collide ,
- come across ,
- come up against ,
- confront ,
- contact ,
- cross ,
- dig up ,
- encounter ,
- engage ,
- experience ,
- face ,
- fall in with ,
- find ,
- front ,
- get together ,
- grapple ,
- greet ,
- light ,
- luck ,
- make a meet ,
- meet face to face ,
- rendezvous with ,
- rub eyeballs ,
- run across ,
- run into ,
- run up against ,
- salute ,
- see ,
- strike ,
- stumble ,
- touch shoulders ,
- tumble ,
- tussle ,
- wrestle .
Other relevant words:
- absorb ,
- abstemious ,
- address ,
- adjoin ,
- affect ,
- affiance ,
- alight ,
- ascertain ,
- aspect ,
- assemble ,
- assume ,
- assure ,
- attain ,
- attend ,
- bad-tempered ,
- baffle ,
- bang ,
- battlefront ,
- betroth ,
- bilk ,
- boldness ,
- brass ,
- break down ,
- breakthrough ,
- breast ,
- brightness ,
- brightness level ,
- brush ,
- bumble ,
- bump ,
- butt against ,
- calorie-free ,
- case ,
- catch ,
- catch on ,
- chance ,
- chance upon ,
- charter ,
- check ,
- cheek ,
- circumstances ,
- clamshell ,
- clang ,
- clangor ,
- clangoring ,
- clangour ,
- clank ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- coin ,
- collaborate ,
- collapse ,
- collide with ,
- come over ,
- come to ,
- come up ,
- come up to ,
- come upon ,
- coming upon ,
- confrontation ,
- consider ,
- construe ,
- contact lens ,
- contend ,
- control ,
- cooperate ,
- cope ,
- cotton on ,
- cover ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- crash ,
- crisscross ,
- crossbreed ,
- crossbreeding ,
- crossing ,
- crown of thorns ,
- crumble ,
- crumple ,
- cut across ,
- cut through ,
- date ,
- deal ,
- destiny ,
- detect ,
- determine ,
- dig ,
- dig out ,
- discover ,
- discovery ,
- dismount ,
- diss ,
- dogfight ,
- drink ,
- easy ,
- employ ,
- engross ,
- enlist ,
- ensure ,
- envision ,
- escort ,
- examine ,
- excavate ,
- excise ,
- expression ,
- expunge ,
- face up ,
- face-off ,
- facial expression ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- fall in ,
- fall upon ,
- falter ,
- fancy ,
- fate ,
- feel ,
- figure ,
- figurehead ,
- find oneself ,
- find out ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- foil ,
- font ,
- forepart ,
- fortune ,
- fount ,
- friction ,
- front end ,
- front line ,
- front man ,
- frustrate ,
- fussy ,
- gather ,
- get ,
- get a line ,
- get across ,
- get by ,
- get down ,
- get hold ,
- get hold of ,
- get it ,
- get off ,
- get onto ,
- get over ,
- get through ,
- get wind ,
- get wise ,
- get word ,
- go out ,
- go steady ,
- go through ,
- grapnel ,
- grappler ,
- grappling ,
- grappling hook ,
- grappling iron ,
- grimace ,
- grip ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- hand-to-hand struggle ,
- happen ,
- happen upon ,
- hassle ,
- have ,
- hazard ,
- hear ,
- hire ,
- hook ,
- human face ,
- hybrid ,
- hybridisation ,
- hybridise ,
- hybridization ,
- hybridize ,
- hybridizing ,
- idle ,
- ignite ,
- igniter ,
- ignitor ,
- ill-tempered ,
- illume ,
- illuminate ,
- illumination ,
- illumine ,
- image ,
- impinge on ,
- impinging ,
- impress ,
- incur ,
- inner light ,
- insult ,
- insure ,
- inter-group communication ,
- interbreed ,
- interbreeding ,
- interpret ,
- intersect ,
- jar ,
- jar against ,
- join ,
- join forces ,
- knock against ,
- know ,
- latch on ,
- learn ,
- lease ,
- liaison ,
- light source ,
- light up ,
- light upon ,
- light within ,
- light-colored ,
- light-headed ,
- lighter ,
- lightheaded ,
- lighting ,
- lightly ,
- lightness ,
- lightsome ,
- line up ,
- link ,
- lite ,
- live ,
- lock ,
- look ,
- loose ,
- lot ,
- low-cal ,
- luminance ,
- luminosity ,
- luminousness ,
- lurch ,
- make do ,
- make out ,
- manage ,
- mark ,
- meet ,
- meeting ,
- mesh ,
- middleman ,
- military greeting ,
- mint ,
- misstep ,
- move ,
- movement ,
- muss ,
- nerve ,
- nominal head ,
- notice ,
- observe ,
- obtain ,
- occupy ,
- operate ,
- pass over ,
- perch ,
- physical contact ,
- pick up ,
- picture ,
- play ,
- pledge ,
- plight ,
- portion ,
- presence ,
- present ,
- project ,
- promiscuous ,
- prosecute ,
- pursue ,
- queer ,
- rap ,
- reach ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- receive ,
- reckon ,
- recognise ,
- recognize ,
- recover ,
- regain ,
- regard ,
- rent ,
- resonate ,
- retrieve ,
- rough-and-tumble ,
- rule ,
- salutation ,
- scant ,
- scotch ,
- scratch ,
- scuffle ,
- see to it ,
- shine ,
- short ,
- showdown ,
- side ,
- skirmish ,
- slip up ,
- sluttish ,
- smash ,
- smasher ,
- social movement ,
- solicit ,
- span ,
- spark ,
- sparkle ,
- spill ,
- spoil ,
- squirm ,
- stagger ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- strickle ,
- striking ,
- sweep ,
- swooning ,
- take ,
- take care ,
- take in ,
- take on ,
- take up ,
- tangency ,
- tap ,
- ten-strike ,
- thwart ,
- thwartwise ,
- tip ,
- toast ,
- topple ,
- touch ,
- track ,
- transversal ,
- transverse ,
- traverse ,
- trip ,
- trip up ,
- trip-up ,
- tripping ,
- turn up ,
- twig ,
- twinkle ,
- twist ,
- typeface ,
- unaccented ,
- unclouded ,
- uncovering ,
- understand ,
- unhorse ,
- view ,
- visible light ,
- visible radiation ,
- visit ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- wage ,
- wakeful ,
- walk out ,
- wanton ,
- wassail ,
- watch ,
- weak ,
- whirl ,
- whirl around ,
- witness ,
- work stoppage ,
- worm ,
- wrestling ,
- wriggle ,
- writhe .
How to use "Chancing on" in context?
Finding something you never expected to find is a thrill, whether you're out exploring a new neighborhood or stumbling upon a hidden trove of treasures in a familiar place. Whether you call it chance, serendipity, or simply luck, it's thrilling when you stumble on something new and unexpected.
The thrill of discovery is what drives adventurers and archaeologists to explore the world around them, and it's why people who chanced on a hidden treasure trove in an old mineshaft, for example, feel so lucky.
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