All gamble synonyms
gamΒ·ble
G g verb gamble
- speculate β to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- wager β something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
- bet β If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- jeopardize β to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- brave β Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- stake β something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lot β lot (def 14).
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- defy β If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- dare β If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
- imperil β to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- go for broke β a simple past tense of break.
- shoot the works β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- stick one's neck out β the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- put money on β to place a bet on
- endanger β Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger.
- jeopardise β to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
noun gamble
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- speculation β the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- long shot β a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
- action β Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- fling β to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- lottery β a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- raffle β rubbish.
- spec β Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- stab β to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- uncertainty β the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- outside chance β a slight chance or likelihood
- shot in the dark β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- toss up β to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.