opening vs chance

chance vs opening

opening and chance both are nouns.

opening and chance both are adjectives.

opening is not a verb while chance is a verb.

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

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

opening: opportunity especially for employment or promotion
chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Other hypernyms of opening include opportunity.

opening (noun)	chance (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	a risk involving danger
the act of opening something	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
becoming open or being made open	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
the first of a series of actions	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made	the possibility of future success
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
a possible alternative
the initial part of the introduction
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
an open or empty space in or between things
opportunity especially for employment or promotion

opening (adjective)	chance (adjective)
first or beginning	occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

opening (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

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