Synonyms of gambles

gambles 1 of 2

noun

plural of gamble

as in ventures

a risky undertaking

it's a gamble, but I'm willing to take the risk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ventures
• chances
• speculations
• throws
• enterprises
• adventures
• bets
• crapshoots
• wagers
• fliers
• flutters
• hazards
• stakes
• liberties
• plays
• long shots
• dark horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sure things

gambles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gamble

as in bets

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

a foolish man who gambled his life savings on the lottery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• puts
• wagers
• plays
• stakes
• offers
• lays
• goes
• ventures
• chances
• bids
• hazards
• adventures
• speculates
• endangers
• jeopardizes
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gambles

Noun

The fifth-year pro is 100 percent aggressive, 100 percent of the time, taking wild gambles that result in either pick-sixes or soul-crushing defensive breakdowns. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Both are good gambles for that 11-20 round range, when failing to sign a player doesn’t affect your bonus pool. — Keith Law, New York Times, 15 July 2026

LaMelo Ball is teaming up with Anthony Edwards after one of Tim Connelly’s boldest gambles yet. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 June 2026

Drawing on generations of Chinatown family lore and silences, See turns China City’s vanished streets and her ancestors’ immigrant gambles into a historical fiction layered with stories of survival and belonging. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

The alien invasion adventure opens on June 12 and, with its $115 million budget, represents one of summer’s biggest gambles — a twisty conspiracy thriller that doesn’t come wrapped in familiar IP. — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 June 2026

For the first four games, the extensive gambles taken by the front office — not just this season but for years — seemed to be paying off in a surprising 3-1 road trip. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

Most of his big gambles, on things such as the MGM studio and library, which led to the creation of the Turner Classic Movies channel, paid off handsomely. — Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026

Those gambles never lead to moral wins for the nation, or big wins or jackpots for the poor Black communities that most of our most prodigious athletic artists come from. — Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026

Verb

Instead of maintaining steady, ongoing engagement that builds a real relationship, the enterprise gambles its primary resources on a single event. — Stefano Marrone, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

As Macron heads toward the end of his time in office — his final term ends next year — the Louvre overhaul has become his signature cultural project — his version of the big museum-and-monument gambles French presidents are often remembered for. — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026