chance vs possibility

possibility vs chance

chance and possibility both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but possibility is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but possibility is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
possibility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, possibility is a hypernym of chance; that is, possibility is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
possibility: capability of existing or happening or being true

Other hypernyms of chance include possibleness.

chance (noun)	possibility (noun)
a risk involving danger	a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
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	a possible alternative
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	a future prospect or potential
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances	capability of existing or happening or being true
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	possibility (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	possibility (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and possibility

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