chance vs prospect

prospect vs chance

chance and prospect both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but prospect is not an adjective.

chance and prospect both are verbs.

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

As nouns, chance and prospect are synonyms defined as:

chance and prospect: the possibility of future success

chance (noun)	prospect (noun)
a risk involving danger	a prediction of the course of a disease
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	the visual percept of a region
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	belief about (or mental picture of) the future
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances	someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
the possibility of future success	the possibility of future success

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

chance (verb)	prospect (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	search for something desirable
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and prospect

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