What is another word for Gambit?

Synonyms for Gambit
ˈgæm bɪtgam·bit

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word Gambit.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gambit, ploynoun

    an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

    Synonyms:
    gambit, ploy, stratagem

  2. ploy, gambit, stratagemnoun

    a maneuver in a game or conversation

    Synonyms:
    dodge, gambit, contrivance, ploy, stratagem

  3. gambitnoun

    a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

    Synonyms:
    ploy, stratagem

Matched Categories

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "gambit":

    masterstroke, maneuver

How to pronounce Gambit?

How to say Gambit in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#4626dodge
#23550maneuver
#33014gambit
#38427ploy
#87541contrivance
#98243stratagem
#231873masterstroke

How to use Gambit in a sentence?

  1. David Ionovich Bronstein:

    There is not a single true chess player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved and familiar words as gambit games.

  2. Sinan Ulgen:

    The drawback to this gambit for Erdogan is that if the AK Party ends up losing votes, we may start to see more open dissatisfaction about his influence.

  3. Adam Schiff:

    With this latest gambit, however, the Majority seeks to selectively and misleadingly characterize classified information in an effort to protect the President at any cost.

  4. Michael Vatis:

    Humans are always the weak link, it's almost always easier to exploit a human through some social engineering gambit than it is to crack, you know, some technological defensive measure.

  5. Sinan Ulgen:

    It will be seen as the party that has forced early elections on a recalcitrant Turkish electorate at a time when there are severe challenges, both from the security perspective and also economically, the drawback to this gambit for Erdogan is that if the AK Party ends up losing votes, we may start to see more open dissatisfaction about his influence.


Translations for Gambit

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for Gambit »

Translation

Find a translation for the Gambit synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Gambit." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/Gambit>.

Discuss these Gambit synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for Gambit?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following words is not a synonym of the others?
    A lethal
    B deathly
    C pernicious
    D deific

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for Gambit: