Synonyms of gambled

gambled

verb

past tense of gamble

as in bet

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

a foolish man who gambled his life savings on the lottery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bet
• put
• wagered
• played
• staked
• offered
• laid
• went
• ventured
• speculated
• bade
• chanced
• jeopardized
• hazarded
• endangered
• adventured
• imperiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gambled

Rather than finishing the ambitious project, Rinsch gambled much of the money in the cryptocurrency market before spending millions more on luxury purchases. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 29 June 2026

Growers tore out the dependable whites that had made their name and gambled, vineyard by vineyard, on a harder, less forgiving grape. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Brendan Sorsby gambled on his own team to win a football game. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

The company would have simply gambled on the wrong player. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026

Suarez wisely gambled on there being another downpour, taking only two tires when the rest of the leaders took four on a late pit stop with about 50 laps to go. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026

In what would turn out to be the most pivotal decision of the Lakers’ season, Dončić and Reaves gambled — a bet that would cost Dončić the remainder of the season and playoffs, and Reaves all but the end of the playoffs. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026

Even the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gambled his own security for success. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026

Washington gambled that losing some to inoculation was better than losing a war to the virus. — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026