Definitions

gamble

[gam-buhl] / ˈgæm bəl /

NOUN

chance, speculation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bet long shot venture wager

STRONG

action fling leap lottery raffle risk spec stab uncertainty

WEAK

outside chance shot in the dark throw of the dice toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty sureness

WEAK

design guard insurance plan protection safeguard

VERB

take a chance on winning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bet speculate wager

STRONG

back brave challenge dare defy endanger face game hazard imperil jeopardize lot play plunge put risk set stake venture

WEAK

buck the odds cast lots cut the cards flip the coin go for broke lay money on make a bet put faith in put trust in shoot the moon shoot the works stick one's neck out take a flyer tempt fortune trust to luck try one's luck

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend discourage displace dissuade hide remove rise save

WEAK

be careful design ensure guard insure plan safeguard

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Tyson Foods TSN 1.37%increase; green up pointing triangle has tapped board member and former Procter & Gamble sales head Jeff Schomburger to succeed Donnie King as president and chief executive of the meat processor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End and American Eagle are among the first customers.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

If even Procter & Gamble has decided to route part of its logistics through Amazon, what can a kitchenware founder in Sacramento realistically do?

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Big names like Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands' End and American Eagle are already signed up.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Procter and Gamble had similar but more severe problems a few years ago with reference to the numerico-symbolic nature of its logo.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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