noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Synonymsopportunity
noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
noun 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
Synonymsprobability
noun the possibility of future success
Synonymsprospect
verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
