Synonyms for take a chance
take a chance

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1. 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, gamble, bump, adventure, venture, hazard, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, put on the line, lay on the line, risk

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1. Eugene Obermuller:

   It's kind of tough to actually make a decision to stay home, [Family and friends] said, 'You know what, I wouldn't take a chance right now, it's just something that you may not want to do. It's just too risky especially in your case because you've had major heart surgery.' You know, these are all things that are spoken about when they talk about COVID high-risk factors.

2. Vijay Shekhar Sharma:

   If you don't give yourself a chance, who will ? If you don't take a chance, who will ? and I think you should take a chance on you.

3. Michael J. Gelb:

   Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. Crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just plain crazy. Geniuses and crazy people are both out in the middle of a deep ocean geniuses swim, crazy people drown. Most of us are sitting safely on the shore. Take a chance and get your feet wet.

4. Rob Carmody:

   John’s a very unique kid who comes from a very tight-knit family that is very humble, very quiet and very faith-based, he makes his decisions based off that. When he made his decision it was tough on him. I talked to his parents and John Castello. I said with basketball, I thought there was a chance a Division II school would take a chance on him, but I was n’t sure.

5. Darren Huston:

   There's an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, 'It's not the right time just yet.' There's no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance and start your business.