Synonyms for gamble
ˈgæm bəlgam·ble

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1. gamblenoun

   money that is risked for possible monetary gain

2. gambleverb

   a risky act or venture

3. 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, risk

4. gambleverb

   play games for money

   Synonyms:
   take a chance, run a risk, take chances, hazard, chance, adventure, risk

Matched Categories

1. • Play
   • Speculation

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1. gambleverb

   Synonyms:
   game, play for money, practise gaming

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1. List of paraphrases for "gamble":

   gambling, bet, wager, play, g, irap

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How to use gamble in a sentence?

1. Success Next time someone:

   Procter Gamble came to us in 1995 with their idea of an improved mop. I looked at it and said this isn't a mop at all. It was so different.

2. Justin Danhof:

   Discovery is taking a really big gamble, in my estimation.

3. Oliviero Baccelli:

   A very strict regulation introduced in Europe has solved technology and security issues that hindered the privatisation of these companies... so it is not a gamble to list it.

4. Lydia McGrath:

   How successful would we be without the EU? I'm not too sure. It's big and strong and... to stand on our own might be a bit of gamble, a bit of a risk. Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't.

5. James Withers:

   For many businesses, trading with the EU now feels like a high-risk, long-odds gamble, the trading system is more costly, complex, slower and unreliable. For our European customers who need guarantees of products like salmon arriving at a certain time, reliability is everything.