Synonyms for gambling
gam·bling

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. gambling, gaming, playnoun

   the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

   "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, play, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

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1. • Diversion
   • Vice

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1. binion

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

2. sattamatkanoun

   it a old famous word for gambling

   Submitted by dprocks213 on August 15, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gamblingnoun

   Synonyms:
   gaming, playing for money

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "gambling":

   gaming, betting, gamble, game, gambling-related, bookmaking, casino, stake, games, hazard, play

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How to use gambling in a sentence?

1. Tom Robbins, _Skinny Legs and All_, 1990, p. 305.:

   ...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line."

2. The Security Council diplomat:

   Russia’s decision to join the effort or spoil forward motion will reveal much about Moscow’s longer term view, haley’s strong statement over the weekend brought needed urgency to her repeated calls for action. She knows that there is value in UN collaboration instead of each country gambling on its own hunches against North Korea’s bids and flinches.

3. Samson Williams:

   I was done gambling.

4. Shawn Smeallie:

   They are more of a casino and gambling company and anything that may remotely smell of additional costs or regulation, they are not interested in.

5. Alfredo Lim:

   We lose millions from unlawful gambling.