gamble

The word “gamble” has 2 syllables: gam-ble

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæmbəl/


What is synonym and antonym for gamble?

In the thesaurus, “gamble” has 64 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gamble along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gamble

  • action
  • adventure
  • back
  • bet
  • bid
  • brave
  • buck the odds
  • cast lots
  • challenge
  • chance
  • crapshoot
  • cut the cards
  • dare
  • dark horse
  • defy
  • endanger
  • enterprise
  • face
  • flier
  • fling
  • flip the coin
  • flutter
  • flyer
  • game
  • go
  • go for broke
  • hazard
  • imperil
  • jeopardize
  • lay
  • lay money on
  • leap
  • liberty
  • long shot
  • lot
  • lottery
  • make a bet
  • offer
  • outside chance
  • play
  • plunge
  • put
  • put faith in
  • put trust in
  • raffle
  • risk
  • set
  • shoot the moon
  • shoot the works
  • shot in the dark
  • spec
  • speculate
  • speculation
  • stab
  • stake
  • take a flyer
  • tempt fortune
  • throw
  • throw of the dice
  • toss up
  • trust to luck
  • uncertainty
  • venture
  • wager

Antonyms for gamble

Meanings of gamble

  • noun
    1. A bet or wager.
    2. A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
    3. A risky venture.
  • verb
    1. To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
    2. To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
    3. To risk (something) for potential gain.
    4. To interact with equipment at a casino.

Example Sentences

  • Gamble responsibly, it's important to set limits when engaging in games of chance.
  • Despite the odds, he decided to take a bold gamble and invest in the startup company.
  • She knew it was a risky gamble, but she felt compelled to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams.
  • The decision to enter the competitive market was a calculated gamble for the small business.
  • Sometimes, life requires us to take a leap of faith and gamble on uncertain opportunities.

On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gamble, such as: action, adventure, ascend, back, be careful, bet, bid.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

wager

  • action
  • adventure
  • ante
  • bet
  • bid
  • challenge
  • chance
  • chunk
  • collateral
  • endanger
  • fifty-fifty
  • fighting chance
  • flyer
  • gamble
  • game
  • go
  • handle
  • hazard
  • hedge
  • hunch
  • hustle
  • imperil
  • jackpot
  • jeopardize
  • kitty
  • lay
  • lay a wager
  • long shot
  • odds-on
  • offer
  • outside chance
  • parlay
  • play
  • play the market
  • pledge
  • plunge
  • pool
  • pot
  • put
  • put on
  • put on the line
  • put up
  • risk
  • set
  • shoot
  • shoot the works
  • spec
  • speculate
  • stake
  • take action
  • toss-up
  • venture

dare

  • accost
  • adventure
  • affront
  • approach
  • attempt
  • battle
  • be bold
  • beard
  • brave
  • brazen
  • breast
  • bully
  • cartel
  • challenge
  • combat
  • confront
  • cope
  • corner
  • defy
  • denounce
  • disregard
  • encounter
  • endanger
  • endeavor
  • face
  • face off
  • fight
  • front
  • gamble
  • go ahead
  • goad
  • hazard
  • insult
  • knock chip off shoulder
  • laugh at
  • make bold
  • make my day
  • meet
  • mock
  • muster courage
  • oppose
  • outbrave
  • outdare
  • outface
  • pluck up
  • presume
  • provocation
  • provoke
  • repel
  • resist
  • risk
  • run the gauntlet
  • run the risk
  • scorn
  • speculate
  • spurn
  • square off
  • stake
  • stand
  • stand up to
  • step over the line
  • stump
  • take a chance
  • take heart
  • take one on
  • taunt
  • threaten
  • throw down the gauntlet
  • try
  • undertake
  • venture
  • withstand

dark horse

  • adventure
  • also-ran
  • applicant
  • applier
  • aspirant
  • bet
  • campaigner
  • candidate
  • chance
  • claimant
  • competitor
  • contender
  • contestant
  • crapshoot
  • crown prince
  • enterprise
  • entrant
  • entry
  • expectant
  • favorite
  • favorite son
  • flier
  • flutter
  • flyer
  • gamble
  • hazard
  • hopeful
  • hundred-to-one shot
  • improbability
  • liberty
  • little chance
  • little opportunity
  • long shot
  • nominee
  • outside chance
  • outside shot
  • play
  • poor bet
  • poor lookout
  • poor possibility
  • poor prognosis
  • poor prospect
  • pretender
  • prospect
  • qualifier
  • running mate
  • seeker
  • sleeper
  • slim chance
  • small chance
  • speculation
  • spoiler
  • stake
  • stalking horse
  • throw
  • underdog
  • unexpected winner
  • unknown
  • unknown quantity
  • unlikelihood
  • unlikely winner
  • upsetter
  • venture
  • wager

jeopardize

  • adventure
  • be careless
  • chance
  • chance it
  • compromise
  • endanger
  • expose
  • gamble
  • hazard
  • imperil
  • intimidate
  • jeopard
  • lay on the line
  • menace
  • peril
  • put at risk
  • put in danger
  • put in jeopardy
  • risk
  • stake
  • subject
  • subject to
  • tempt fate
  • threaten
  • venture
  • wager

jeopardizing


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