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

Congress has a role to play, too, by balancing the censuring of officials whose risks don’t pay off with awards for those who take heroic gambles for the right reasons. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

But getting to this point required one of the Civil War’s most famous naval gambles. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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