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fortune vs tossup

tossup vs fortune

fortune and tossup both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fortune Yes No No No
tossup Yes No No No
As nouns, tossup is a hyponym of fortune; that is, tossup is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fortune:
  • fortune: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
  • tossup: an unpredictable phenomenon
Other hyponyms of fortune include bad luck, mischance, mishap, even chance, toss-up.
fortune (noun) tossup (noun)
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another an unpredictable phenomenon
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Difference between fortune and tossup

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