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gambling - 15 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | gambling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | betting |
| Synonyms: | action*, speculation, gaming, laying odds, staking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gamble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance on winning |
| Synonyms: | back, bet, brave, buck the odds, cast lots*, challenge, cut the cards, dare, defy, endanger, face, flip the coin, game, go for broke, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay money on, lot, make a bet, play, plunge, put, put faith in, put trust in, risk, set, shoot the moon, shoot the works, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a flyer, tempt fortune, trust to luck, try one's luck, venture, wager |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
| Antonyms: | be careful, design, ensure, guard, insure, plan, safeguard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lottery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing |
| Synonyms: | chance, gambling, game of chance, raffle, Lotto, door prize, luck of the draw, numbers game, sweepstake |
| Main Entry: | raffle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lottery for a prize |
| Synonyms: | bet, disposition, draw, drawing, flier*, gambling, game of chance, lots*, pool, speculation, stake, sweep, wager, betting, gaming, long odds, numbers, numbers game, random shot, sweepstake, tossup, wagering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | risk, gamble |
| Synonyms: | backing, flier*, flutter, gambling, hazard, hunch, piece, plunge, shot, shot in the dark*, stab*, venture, wager, right money, risky business, risky venture, smart money, spec, speculative enterprise |
| Antonyms: | abstention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | risk, endanger |
| Synonyms: | attempt, cast lots, draw lots, gamble, go out on a limb, have a fling at, hazard, jeopardize, play with fire, plunge, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take shot in the dark, tempt fate*, tempt fortune, toss up, try, venture, wager, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | aim, design, plan, scheme, understand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
| Synonyms: | adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager, go for broke, go out on limb, skate on thin ice, take a plunge |
| Main Entry: | jeopardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endanger |
| Synonyms: | chance, gamble, hazard, imperil, peril, risk, stake, subject to, tempt fate, threaten, be careless, chance it, lay on the line, put at risk, put in danger, put in jeopardy |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
| Synonyms: | gamble, game, hazard, play, risk, stake, give odds |
| Main Entry: | parlay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet; maneuver |
| Synonyms: | engineer, gamble, jockey, manage, move, plan, play, risk, speculate, venture, wager, lay down |
| Main Entry: | risk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | adventure, be caught short, beard, brave, chance, compromise, confront, dare, defy, defy danger, encounter, endanger, expose to danger, face, gamble, go out of one's depth, hang by a thread, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, jeopardy, leap before looking, leave to luck, meet, menace, peril, play with fire, plunge, put in jeopardy, run the chance, run the risk, skate on thin ice, speculate, tackle, take a flyer, take a header, take a plunge, take on*, take the liberty, venture, wager |
| Antonyms: | be certain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
| Synonyms: | back, bankroll*, capitalize, chance, finance, gamble, game, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay, play, pledge, put, put on, risk, set, venture, grubstake, stake down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down*, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up*, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at*, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wager |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet money or something else in a gamble |
| Synonyms: | adventure, chance, gamble, game, hazard, hedge, hustle, lay, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, put on*, put up, risk, set*, shoot*, speculate, stake, venture, lay a wager, play the market, put on the line, shoot the works, spec, take action |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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