| Main Entry: | jeopardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endanger |
Synonyms: |
be careless, chance, chance it, gamble, hazard, imperil, lay on the line, peril, put at risk, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk, stake, subject to, tempt fate, threaten |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | compromise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in jeopardy |
Synonyms: |
blight, cop out, discredit, dishonor, embarrass, endanger, explode, expose, give in, hazard, imperil, implicate, jeopardize, mar, menace, peril, prejudice, put under suspicion, risk, ruin, sell out, spoil, weaken |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | expose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subject to danger |
Synonyms: |
endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, leave open, make liable, make vulnerable, peril, put in harm's way, risk |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save, shield |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
Synonyms: |
adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, go for broke, go out on limb, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, take a plunge, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager |
| Main Entry: | imperil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be in danger |
Synonyms: |
chance it, compromise, endanger, expose, hazard, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, peril, risk |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | menace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, frighten |
Synonyms: |
alarm, bad-eye, browbeat, bully, chill, compromise, endanger, hazard, impend, imperil, intimidate, jeopardize, lean on, loom, lower, overhang, peril, portend, push around, put heat on, risk, scare, scare hell out of, spook, terrorize, threaten, torment, whip around |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | stake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
Synonyms: |
back, bankroll, capitalize, chance, finance, gamble, game, grubstake, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay, play, pledge, put, put on, risk, set, stake down, venture |