Adverb
chances are (not comparable)
(idiomatic) It is likely that, it is probable that
If you leave before 7, chances are you'll miss the traffic.
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. Ernie Banks
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn
Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down. Charles Kettering
One is not quite certain that creativeness in the arts, literature, and science functions best in an environment of absolute freedom. Chances are that a relatively mild tyranny stimulates creativeness. Eric Hoffer
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. Mark Twain
But it's just because the chances are all against you, just because there is so little hope, that life is sweet over here. Henry Miller