danger vs chance

chance vs danger

danger and chance both are nouns.

danger is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

danger is not a verb while chance is a verb.

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

As nouns, chance is a hyponym of danger; that is, chance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than danger:

danger: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
chance: a risk involving danger

Other hyponyms of danger include crapshoot, gamble.

danger (noun)	chance (noun)
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury	a risk involving danger
a dangerous place	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 condition of being susceptible to harm or injury	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a cause of pain or injury or loss	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
	the possibility of future success

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

danger (verb)	chance (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 danger and chance

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