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Main Entry: wildcat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: large cat

Synonyms:

bobcat, caracal, feline, lynx
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: covertly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: clandestine, underhandedly

Synonyms:

by stealth, clandestinely, furtively, hush-hush, in camera, in holes and corners, on the QT, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, secretly, slyly, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, under wraps, undercover, wildcat

Antonyms:

candidly, frankly, honestly, openly, overtly, publicly
Main Entry: criminal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lawless, felonious

Synonyms:

bent, caught, corrupt, crooked, culpable, deplorable, dirty, heavy, hung up, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, immoral, indictable, iniquitous, nefarious, off base, out of line, peccant, racket, scandalous, senseless, shady*, smoking gun, unlawful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wicked, wildcat, wrong

Antonyms:

correct, lawful, legal, moral, right, righteous
Main Entry: fighter
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person engaged in hostile encounter

Synonyms:

GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat

Antonyms:

peacemaker
Main Entry: illegal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: against the law

Synonyms:

actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful
Notes: a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal

Antonyms:

allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right
Main Entry: prohibited
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: forbidden

Synonyms:

banned, barred, closed down, contraband, crooked*, illegal, illicit, no-no, not allowed, not approved, off limits, out of bounds, out of line, proscribed, refused, restricted, shady*, taboo, verboten, vetoed, wildcat

Antonyms:

allowed, permitted
Main Entry: speculate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gamble, risk

Synonyms:

dare, hazard, make book, margin up, play, play the market, plunge, pour money into, spec, stick neck out, take a chance, take a flier, take a fling, venture, wildcat

Antonyms:

abstain
Main Entry: unauthorized
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not sanctioned, permitted

Synonyms:

crooked*, dirty*, illegal, illegitimate, no-no, off base, out of bounds, out of line, over the line, pirated, shady*, unapproved, unconstitutional, under the table, unjustified, unlawful, unofficial, unsanctioned, unwarranted, wildcat, wrongful

Antonyms:

allowable, authorized, official, permitted
Main Entry: oil well
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hole to extract oil

Synonyms:

gusher, oil rig, oiler, oilfield, wildcat
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