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. Kostas Ifantis:

   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.

2. Matthew Kennedy:

   Treat this like a gamble, because it definitely is, it seems like a lot of the valuation is based on hype and the personal popularity of Former President Donald Trump. That's not a sound investment rationale.

3. Warren Buffett:

   If you don't understand it, you get much more excited, people like to speculate, they like to gamble.

4. Joe Stanton:

   That's a gamble I wasn't willing to take.

5. Paolo Baretta:

   I have met many in the industry who are aware of the fact that in Italy there are too many opportunities to gamble and so there is a widespread need to rein it in order to safeguard public health.