/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of chance on Find synonyms for: Verb1. fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover, find, regainusage: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: devout Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language