GAMBLE (WITH) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

gamble (with)

verb

Definition of gamble (with)

as in to endanger

to place in danger you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up

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What workloads, if compromised, would actually stop the business or endanger people.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Demining groups say that without international support, Southeast Asia’s unfinished work clearing land mines and unexploded bombs will continue to endanger communities, maiming and killing people and slowing development for years to come.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of endanger

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Shipping traffic remains severely restricted, demonstrating that many shipowners are not willing to risk a possible Iranian attack and underscoring Tehran’s ongoing leverage over Hormuz.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer at DBL Group, warned that Bangladesh risks losing orders to competitors including India, Pakistan and Vietnam as those sourcing markets move more quickly to adopt renewable energy.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of risk

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Batteries can store electricity, but extreme cold can threaten sensitive electronics and other critical hardware.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of threaten

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Into every life a little rain must fall, so offset it with epic hunting adventures.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
The family of Rex Schowengerdt, 72, shared their story on a GoFundMe page, describing the man as a beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather who loved to adventure, the outdoors and his family deeply.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

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