CRAPSHOOTS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

crapshoots

noun

plural of crapshoot

as in chances

a risky undertaking there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot

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Recent Examples of crapshoots Schools like Stanford, Harvard, CMU, University of Chicago, Caltech and MIT are extreme crapshoots even for students at the very top of their class. — Jess Marmor Shaw, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. 2024

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Noun

Comparing the volume of goals and xG, this summer saw 37 goals more than the quality of chances would suggest.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Torres – one of Barcelona’s key men up front – had been having an awful tournament, missing a plethora of chances throughout the campaign and being benched after starting against Cape Verde.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of chances

Noun

Those positions appeared more consistent with Buffett's traditional preference for mature cash-generating businesses than speculative biotechnology ventures, and most were later reduced or eliminated.

— Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady appears to be setting the groundwork to add to his growing list of post-playing career ventures.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of ventures

Noun

Everyone knew the story, though Andrew’s relatives were more reluctant to speak of it, to even mention the cult’s name — Synanon — craning their necks to see if any members of her family were close enough to overhear their speculations.

— Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

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