| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gamble, attempt |
Synonyms: |
adventure, baby*, chance, deal, endeavor, enterprise, essay, experiment, exploit, feat*, hazard, header, investment, jeopardy, peril, pet project, project, proposition, pursuit, risk, setup, shot*, spec, speculation, stab*, stake, test, thing*, trial, undertaking, wager |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | activity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest or pursuit |
Synonyms: |
act, avocation, bag*, ballgame, bit*, deed, endeavor, enterprise, entertainment, game, hobby, job, labor, occupation, pastime, project, racket, scene*, scheme, stunt, task, trip, undertaking, venture, work, zoo |
Antonyms: |
hate |
| Main Entry: | adventure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | risky or unexpected undertaking |
Synonyms: |
chance, contingency, emprise, endangerment, enterprise, experience, exploit, feat, happening, hazard, incident, jeopardy, occurrence, peril, scene, speculation, trip, undertaking, venture |
Antonyms: |
avoidance, inaction, inactivity, inertia, latency, passiveness, stillness |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | try, effort |
Synonyms: |
all one's got, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick*, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack, workout |
Antonyms: |
certainty, laziness, success |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
Synonyms: |
aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be lazy |
| Main Entry: | bank on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend upon |
Synonyms: |
assume, be sure about, believe in, bet on, build on, count on, gamble on, lean on, look to, reckon on, rely on, stake, trust, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game of chance; money gambled |
Synonyms: |
action, ante, betting, chance, down on, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, odds on, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, random shot, risk, shot, shot in the dark, speculation, stake, sweepstakes, uncertainty, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble |
Synonyms: |
ante, buy in on, chance, dice, game, hazard, lay down, lay odds, play against, play for, play the ponies, pledge, pony up, put, put money on, risk, set, speculate, tempt fortune, toss up, trust, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | endeavor |
Synonyms: |
attempt, crack, effort, essay, try, venture |