What is another word for gambling?
236 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡ_ˈa_m_b_l_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for gambling:Synonyms for Gambling:
n.
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- double,
- draw,
- fruit machine,
- dice,
- die.
- penny ante,
- twenty-one,
- gin rummy,
- baccarat,
- keno,
- laying money on,
- nap,
- crap shooting,
- bingo,
- wellington,
- napoleon,
- casino,
- spit in the ocean,
- seven-up,
- newmarket,
- faro,
- Staking,
- shooting crap,
- blackjack,
- taking a flier,
- taking a shot,
- backing,
- playing slot machines,
- Chuck-farthing,
- action,
- craps,
- lotto,
- stud poker,
- working the machines,
- rolling bones,
- playing at hazard,
- matching,
- poker,
- roulette,
- playing the ponies,
- backing the cards,
- draw poker,
- sports betting,
- Plunging,
- strip poker,
- lottery,
- playing,
- Fan-tan,
- straight poker.
v.
•chancing (verb)Other synonyms:
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- peril,
- Risk Taking,
- ante,
- calculated risk,
- occupational hazard,
- bettor,
- security risk,
- dead hand,
- public enemy number one,
- death trap,
- Sword Of Damocles,
- Gamester,
- brinkmanship.
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- speculator.
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- chicken,
- exposure,
- adventurer.
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- flier.
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- lay.
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- go.
- prostitution,
- leap,
- projecting,
- totalizer,
- period of play,
- fencing,
- shooting gallery,
- Adventuring,
- black market,
- gleam,
- release,
- debauched,
- bucket shop,
- scheming,
- punting,
- crack house,
- shine,
- fast,
- rashness,
- glimmer,
- drawing lots,
- trying,
- Dicing,
- shimmer,
- profligate,
- flash,
- bootlegging,
- drama,
- brothel,
- be played,
- turf,
- attempt,
- play out,
- Sortes,
- Hell,
- Bumping,
- illicit business,
- casting lots,
- caper,
- fluttering,
- betting ring,
- swordplay,
- hop,
- Morra,
- dissolute,
- beam,
- guessing,
- blind bargain,
- unlicensed gambling,
- chuck,
- sparkle,
- gambling game,
- clean,
- sport,
- fool's paradise,
- game of chance,
- daring,
- gray market,
- organized crime,
- prank,
- Imperilling,
- Crack-loo,
- sortition,
- sporting life,
- sportsmanlike,
- Attempting,
- Endangering,
- manoeuvre,
- Sortilegy,
- rackets,
- shady dealings,
- dramatic play,
- joint,
- bid,
- looseness,
- opium den,
- mafia,
- chuck-a-luck,
- degenerate,
- dice box,
- degraded,
- skip,
- cardsharping,
- protection racket,
- gambling house,
- free rein,
- white slavery,
- taking chance,
- frolic,
- Moonshining,
- command,
- usury,
- fun,
- temerity,
- gambling joint,
- totalizator,
- Encountering,
- farthing,
- rouge et noir,
- playing period,
- riotous,
- Jeopardizing,
- play over,
- romp,
- gaming house,
- raising,
- ply,
- racket,
- illegitimate business,
- loan-sharking,
- leap of faith,
- making a bet,
- betting house,
- syndicate,
- happening,
- anting.
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Equivalence
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
gambling-related.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
betting.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
game-playing, bidding, soccer, gameplay, hazard, speculation, legalization, toy.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
leveraging, annihilating, assuming, Capitalizing, jeopardising, contributing, demolishing, performing, intervening, investing, Placing, Risking, dealing, Relying, Messing, posing, building, Committing, Involving, Destroying, Outbidding, matching, Amounting, riding, focusing, varying, crushing, toying, counting, Hosting, talking, running, Doing, trying.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
games.
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Noun, singular or mass
Bookmaking, casino, games.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Speculating.
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Proper noun, singular
Hypernym for Gambling:
n.
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game of chance, wager, sporting life, throw, gambling game, bet.
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Hyponym for Gambling:
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recreation, vice, diversion.
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