chance vs pass off

pass off vs chance

chance is a noun but pass off is not a noun.

chance is an adjective but pass off is not an adjective.

chance and pass off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
pass off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass off is a hypernym of chance; that is, pass off is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: be the case by chance
pass off: come to pass

Other hypernyms of chance include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, take place.

chance (noun)	pass off (noun)
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	pass off (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	pass off (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	expel (gases or odors)
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	come to pass
be the case by chance	disappear gradually
	disregard
	cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
	be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

Difference between chance and pass off

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