What is another word for gambling?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡˈamblɪŋ], [ ɡ_ˈa_m_b_l_ɪ_ŋ]
Synonyms for Gambling:
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n.
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- die ,
- double ,
- draw ,
- fruit machine .
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- stakes .
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• chancing Other synonyms:
- Gamester ,
- Risk Taking ,
- Sword Of Damocles ,
- ante ,
- bettor ,
- brinkmanship ,
- calculated risk ,
- dead hand ,
- death trap ,
- occupational hazard ,
- peril ,
- public enemy number one ,
- security risk .
- Trojan Horse ,
- bet ,
- danger ,
- fear ,
- gamble ,
- gambler ,
- hazard ,
- maw ,
- menace ,
- speculation ,
- stake ,
- threat ,
- wager .
- speculator .
- go .
- adventurer ,
- chicken ,
- exposure .
- flier .
- lay .
Other relevant words:
- Chuck-farthing ,
- Fan-tan ,
- Plunging ,
- Staking ,
- action ,
- baccarat ,
- backing ,
- backing the cards ,
- bingo ,
- blackjack ,
- casino ,
- crap shooting ,
- craps ,
- draw poker ,
- faro ,
- gin rummy ,
- keno ,
- laying money on ,
- lottery ,
- lotto ,
- matching ,
- nap ,
- napoleon ,
- newmarket ,
- penny ante ,
- playing ,
- playing at hazard ,
- playing slot machines ,
- playing the ponies ,
- poker ,
- rolling bones ,
- roulette ,
- seven-up ,
- shooting crap ,
- spit in the ocean ,
- sports betting ,
- straight poker ,
- strip poker ,
- stud poker ,
- taking a flier ,
- taking a shot ,
- twenty-one ,
- wellington ,
- working the machines .
- Adventuring ,
- Attempting ,
- Bumping ,
- Crack-loo ,
- Dicing ,
- Encountering ,
- Endangering ,
- Hell ,
- Imperilling ,
- Jeopardizing ,
- Moonshining ,
- Morra ,
- Sortes ,
- Sortilegy ,
- anting ,
- attempt ,
- be played ,
- beam ,
- betting house ,
- betting ring ,
- bid ,
- black market ,
- blind bargain ,
- bootlegging ,
- brothel ,
- bucket shop ,
- caper ,
- card-playing ,
- cardsharping ,
- casting lots ,
- chuck ,
- chuck-a-luck ,
- clean ,
- command ,
- crack house ,
- daring ,
- debauched ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- dice ,
- dice box ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- diversion ,
- drama ,
- dramatic play ,
- drawing lots ,
- farthing ,
- fast ,
- fencing ,
- flash ,
- fluttering ,
- fool's paradise ,
- free rein ,
- frolic ,
- fun ,
- gambling game ,
- gambling house ,
- gambling joint ,
- game of chance ,
- gaming ,
- gaming house ,
- gleam ,
- glimmer ,
- gray market ,
- guessing ,
- happening ,
- hop ,
- illegitimate business ,
- illicit business ,
- indulgent ,
- joint ,
- leap ,
- leap of faith ,
- loan-sharking ,
- looseness ,
- mafia ,
- making a bet ,
- manoeuvre ,
- opium den ,
- organized crime ,
- period of play ,
- play ,
- play out ,
- play over ,
- playing period ,
- ply ,
- prank ,
- profligate ,
- projecting ,
- prostitution ,
- protection racket ,
- punting ,
- racket ,
- rackets ,
- raffle ,
- raising ,
- rashness ,
- recreation ,
- release ,
- riotous ,
- romp ,
- rouge et noir ,
- scheming ,
- shady dealings ,
- shimmer ,
- shine ,
- shooting gallery ,
- skip ,
- sortition ,
- sparkle ,
- sport ,
- sporting ,
- sporting life ,
- sportsmanlike ,
- swordplay ,
- syndicate ,
- taking chance ,
- temerity ,
- totalizator ,
- totalizer ,
- trying ,
- turf ,
- unlicensed gambling ,
- usury ,
- white slavery .
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How to use "Gambling" in context?
Gambling has a long and impressive history. Archaeologists have found gambling devices in ancient tombs in Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The ancient Greeks used dice to gamble for amusement and profit. The ancient Romans used gaming boards and Ludi or lotteries to gamble for entertainment and money.
In the Middle Ages, Christians opposed gambling because of its pagan origins. But in the 16th century, Christian theologians changed their minds and began to see gambling as a form of virtuous entertainment.
Gambling became a popular pastime in the Enlightenment era. Kings and noblemen competed to sponsor the most elaborate casinos.
Paraphrases for Gambling:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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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
Hyponym for Gambling:
n.
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act
recreation, vice, diversion.
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act
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