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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?
It is a gamble which was not taken with the aim of closing an open diplomatic problem that troubles the country but as a tool to divide, at least initially, the opposition.
Ultimately it's a gamble on the future.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
That does not make Trump and Cruz sound strong, it makes them sound in over their heads... You know loose cannons tend to misfire, and in a dangerous world that is a gamble we cannot afford.
Some foreign countries see our nation as an enormous market, and we have investigated a series of cases, a fair number of neighbouring countries have casinos, and they have set up offices in China to attract and drum up interest from Chinese citizens to go abroad and gamble. This will also be an area that we will crack down on.
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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