Definition for Gambit:

• An opening in chess in which a pawn, or piece, is sacrificed to obtain a favorable position.

Synonyms for Gambit:

• n.

  •
  • push,
  • stand,
  • go,
  • chase,
  • try,
  • struggle.
  •
  • castle,
  • capture,
  • check,
  • chessman,
  • checkmate,
  • chessboard,
  • bishop,
  • chess.
  •communication (noun)
  • ploy.
  •cunning (noun)
  • wile.
  •endeavor (noun)
  • deed,
  • commitment,
  • undertaking,
  • performance,
  • proceeding,
  • assay,
  • essay,
  • attempt,
  • aim,
  • engagement,
  • job,
  • endeavor,
  • enterprise,
  • maneuver,
  • venture,
  • project,
  • approach,
  • effort,
  • purpose,
  • production,
  • contract,
  • adventure,
  • action,
  • exploit.
  •gambit (noun)
  • ploy,
  • stratagem.
  •plan (noun)
  • tactic.
  •plan, plot (noun)
  • gimmick,
  • ploy,
  • maneuver,
  • device,
  • ruse,
  • play,
  • jig,
  • design,
  • trick,
  • artifice.
  •wile (noun)
  • little game.
  •wrinkle (noun)
  • kicker.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • chess,
  • chessboard,
  • checkmate,
  • chessman,
  • pawn.
  •
  • castle,
  • bishop,
  • rook.
  •
  • queen,
  • capture,
  • retreat.
  •
  • man.
  •
  • check.
  •Other relevant words:
  • design,
  • grift,
  • breaking-in,
  • first,
  • false move,
  • snare,
  • intriguing,
  • chess,
  • blind,
  • bosey,
  • retreat,
  • stab,
  • red herring,
  • token,
  • little game,
  • chicane,
  • advance,
  • symbol,
  • experiment,
  • device,
  • stratagem,
  • play,
  • chess move,
  • bishop,
  • googly,
  • first round,
  • whack,
  • machination,
  • try,
  • remark,
  • first sight,
  • plot,
  • bid,
  • manipulation,
  • trial and error,
  • initiative,
  • flimflam,
  • chessboard,
  • apparatus,
  • shift,
  • step,
  • designing,
  • manoeuvre,
  • knavery,
  • chouse,
  • capture,
  • jig,
  • mock attack,
  • pretence,
  • check,
  • offer,
  • push,
  • castle,
  • curve ball,
  • chicanery,
  • trick,
  • deception,
  • struggle,
  • trap,
  • sleight,
  • pawn,
  • trickery,
  • dirty trick,
  • artifice,
  • kicker,
  • go,
  • weapon,
  • first step,
  • Manipulating,
  • fling,
  • machinery,
  • primitiveness,
  • rook,
  • prime,
  • tactic,
  • chase,
  • imposture,
  • indication,
  • hocus-pocus,
  • stand,
  • sleight of hand,
  • first impression,
  • distraction,
  • scheme,
  • feint,
  • fetch,
  • opening move,
  • ruse,
  • ficelle,
  • strategem,
  • first stage,
  • gimmick,
  • pass,
  • tentative,
  • gesture,
  • mechanism,
  • jugglery,
  • formality,
  • wile,
  • subterfuge,
  • Manoeuvring,
  • shenanigan,
  • dirty deal,
  • craft,
  • victim,
  • checkmate,
  • intrigue,
  • Plotting,
  • man,
  • first blush,
  • whizzer,
  • juggle,
  • chessman,
  • bag of tricks,
  • art,
  • racket,
  • dodge,
  • expedient,
  • warming up,
  • curve,
  • catch,
  • move,
  • strategy,
  • deceit,
  • contrivance,
  • alpha,
  • scheming,
  • queen,
  • initial,
  • bluff,
  • shot,
  • trial,
  • game,
  • lick,
  • tool,
  • ploy,
  • coup,
  • comment,
  • plan,
  • knack,
  • crack,
  • endeavour,
  • joker,
  • stroke,
  • conspiracy.

Antonyms for Gambit:

• n.

  • plan, plot
    frankness, honesty.