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gamble

[gam-buhl] / ˈgæm bəl /
NOUN
chance, speculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bet long shot venture wager
STRONG
action fling leap lottery raffle risk spec stab uncertainty
WEAK
outside chance shot in the dark throw of the dice toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty sureness
WEAK
design guard insurance plan protection safeguard
VERB
take a chance on winning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bet speculate wager
STRONG
back brave challenge dare defy endanger face game hazard imperil jeopardize lot play plunge put risk set stake venture
WEAK
buck the odds cast lots cut the cards flip the coin go for broke lay money on make a bet put faith in put trust in shoot the moon shoot the works stick one's neck out take a flyer tempt fortune trust to luck try one's luck
Antonyms
STRONG
ascend discourage displace dissuade hide remove rise save
WEAK
be careful design ensure guard insure plan safeguard

Example Sentences

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With a squad of 26 you can afford to gamble with one player and Stones is worth the gamble.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"We took a really big gamble," said Brenner, now a postdoc at Yale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Not only does the Ellisons’ gamble look less sturdy, but so do their sources of backup.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“We thought it was a gamble for us to take the guys that we did,” said Michigan coach Dusty May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Just as he analyzed the value—or expectation—of a gamble, Pascal analyzed the value of accepting Christ as savior.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.