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likelihood, opportunity, probability, prospect (outlook)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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reasonable — rea|son|a|ble [ riznəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way: RATIONAL: I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable I didn t mean to do it! a ) used about … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reasonable — rea|son|a|ble W2S1 [ˈri:zənəbəl] adj 1.) fair and sensible ≠ ↑unreasonable ▪ a reasonable request ▪ Be reasonable you can t expect her to do all the work on her own! ▪ I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question. it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reasonable — adjective 1 fair and sensible: Be reasonable you can t expect her to do all the work on her own! | a reasonable request | it is reasonable to do sth: It s reasonable to suppose that prices will come down soon. opposite unreasonable 2 fairly good … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reasonable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. being in accordance with reason < a reasonable theory > b. not extreme or excessive < reasonable requests > c. moderate, fair < a reasonable chance > < a reasonable pri … New Collegiate Dictionary
chance — is frequently regarded as unreal, a mere reflection of human ignorance, due to be eroded by the onset of deterministic science. In ancient and medieval philosophy chance could be contrasted with divine purpose, and until the 18th century the… … Philosophy dictionary
chance — Synonyms and related words: a leg up, accidental, accidentally, advantage, adventitious, adventure, aleatoric, aleatory, amorphous, appear, approach, aptitude, aptness, arise, assay, attempt, bare possibility, bechance, befall, bet, betide, blind … Moby Thesaurus
chance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 possibility ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, high, real, strong ▪ There is a very real chance that the film will win an award. ▪ decent … Collocations dictionary
reasonable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth … Collocations dictionary
sporting chance — reasonable chance for victory … English contemporary dictionary
a\ half\ chance — • half a chance • a half chance noun An opportunity; a reasonable chance. Just give yourself half a chance and you will quickly get used to your new job … Словарь американских идиом
