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tempt fortune

VERB
bet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pony up speculate wager
STRONG
ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture
WEAK
buy in on lay down lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
displace remove
VERB
chance
Synonyms
STRONG
attempt gamble hazard jeopardize plunge speculate stake try venture wager wildcat
WEAK
cast lots draw lots go out on a limb have a fling at play with fire put eggs in one basket put it on the line roll the dice run the risk skate on thin ice stick one's neck out take shot in the dark tempt fate toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain
WEAK
aim design plan scheme
VERB
gamble
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 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

Example Sentences

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Not wishing to tempt fortune further for that day, Garibaldi bivouacqued on the field of battle.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

But it does not do to tempt fortune too far.

From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter

Again the vessels in which he was preparing to tempt fortune seem preposterously small.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony

No amount of persuasion could induce him to tempt fortune further, though, to do him justice, he appeared to take his rebuff in a philosophic spirit.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 by Various

Apparently, Orodes ruled quietly and peaceably, contenting himself with the glory which he had gained, and not anxious to tempt fortune by engaging in any fresh enterprise.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

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