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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Neville was part of United sides who gambled to try to win rather than protect what they had.

From BBC

Critics worry that spending hundreds of billions on AI is a gamble on superintelligence that may never arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal

And if Pope is removed, do England take a gamble on Bethell, or one of the few players that has enhanced his reputation in Australia?

From BBC

England will have to gamble on Bashir, chosen off the back of a clip on social media and currently without a county contract.

From BBC

And auto-purchases of household staples can make sense, but predicting our own future consumption is always a gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal