What is another word for gambling?
251 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡ_ˈa_m_b_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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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 relevant words: (verb)- bet.
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.
Paraphrases for Gambling:
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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
bidding, hazard, legalization, soccer, speculation, toy, gameplay, game-playing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
annihilating, assuming, building, contributing, counting, crushing, dealing, demolishing, focusing, intervening, investing, leveraging, matching, performing, posing, riding, running, talking, toying, trying, varying, Amounting, Capitalizing, Destroying, Doing, Hosting, Involving, Messing, Outbidding, Placing, Relying, Risking, Committing, jeopardising.
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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
casino, games, Bookmaking.
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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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act
game of chance, wager, sporting life, throw, gambling game, bet.
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act
Hyponym for Gambling:
n.
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recreation, vice, diversion.
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act
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