opportunity vs chance

chance vs opportunity

opportunity and chance both are nouns.

opportunity is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

opportunity is not a verb while chance is a verb.

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

As nouns, opportunity and chance are synonyms defined as:

opportunity and chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

opportunity (noun)	chance (noun)
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances	a risk involving danger
	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
	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
	the possibility of future success

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

opportunity (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 opportunity and chance

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