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Synonyms for gamble
ˈgæm bəlgam·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
gamblenoun
money that is risked for possible monetary gain
gambleverb
a risky act or venture
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
Synonyms:
pretend, encounter, happen, guess, run a risk, chance, bump, adventure, venture, hazard, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line, riskgambleverb
play games for money
Synonyms:
take a chance, run a risk, take chances, hazard, chance, adventure, risk
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gambleverb
Synonyms:
game, play for money, practise gaming
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#100 | find | |
#301 | g | |
#516 | play | |
#876 | risk | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2310 | adventure | |
#2773 | guess | |
#2877 | happen | |
#2883 | gambling | |
#4364 | bet | |
#4513 | venture | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#9992 | stake | |
#10588 | bump | |
#13068 | gamble | |
#13188 | pretend | |
#21903 | wager | |
#35532 | jeopardize | |
#130633 | irap |
How to use gamble in a sentence?
If you go to the canal you see a bunch of homemade floatation devices. It's such a violent gamble, and people are consistently willing to do it. a tanker truck pulled up that evening and started spraying water on the road.
Life is a gamble at terrible odds, if it were a bet, you would not take it.
Capitulating to out-of-this-world demands would make overall situation much more dangerous, as it would just embolden Kremlin to act aggressively, moreover, China and other revisionists are watching the reaction to a Kremlin gamble.
The market can still be volatile as the direction does not depend on fundamentals now, when the market rises more than 1,000 points in a few days, it's like we are following a 'gamble,' so we need to be careful of these short-term funds' strategies.
Hares can gamble over the body of a dead lion.
Translations for gamble
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- riskovatCzech
- Hazardspiel, spielen, riskant, wetten, spekulieren, setzen, Spiel, zocken, GlücksspielGerman
- στοίχημα, στοιχηματίζωGreek
- apostar, jugarSpanish
- õnnemängEstonian
- uhkapelata, vaarantaa, ottaa riski, uhkapeliFinnish
- pari, parier, jeu de hasardFrench
- הימרHebrew
- scommessa, scommettereItalian
- 賭ける, ギャンブル, 賭け, 懸けるJapanese
- purei moniMāori
- коцка, комар, се коцкаMacedonian
- judiMalay
- wagen, gok, waagstuk, gokken, vergokkenDutch
- ryzykować, hazardPolish
- arriscarPortuguese
- играть в азартные игры, авантюра, рисковать, азартная играRussian
- kockatiSerbo-Croatian
- spelaSwedish
- risker, trimler, wadjeureWalloon
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