Synonyms & related words for happenstance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of happenstance — including fortuity, fortuitousness, serendipity, accidental, occurrence, circumstance. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to happenstance

Explore words related to happenstance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include coincidence, fortuitous, coincidental, serendipitous, serendipitously, fortuitously, bechance, coincidentally. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for happenstance

Common synonyms for happenstance include fortuity, fortuitousness, serendipity, accidental, occurrence, circumstance, luck, incidental — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does happenstance come from?

The word happenstance breaks down into one root of Old Norse origin: the root happ-, from Old Norse happ (“chance, luck”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.