Definition for Go for broke:

• risk everything in one big effort; " the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

Synonyms for Go for broke:

• adj.

  •adventurous (adjective)
  • daring.
  •daring (adjective)
  • foolhardy,
  • crusty,
  • brave,
  • plucky,
  • audacious,
  • temerarious,
  • bold,
  • courageous,
  • brassy,
  • intrepid,
  • forward,
  • valiant,
  • smart-alecky,
  • venturesome,
  • nervy,
  • obtrusive,
  • impulsive,
  • cheeky,
  • adventuresome,
  • gritty,
  • impudent,
  • smart,
  • rash,
  • gutsy,
  • cocky,
  • out on a limb,
  • spunky.
  •relentless (adjective)
  • implacable,
  • unflinching,
  • hard,
  • unyielding,
  • harsh,
  • inhuman,
  • adamant,
  • bound and determined,
  • dogged,
  • rigid,
  • ruthless,
  • ferocious,
  • pitiless,
  • obdurate,
  • unappeasable,
  • strict,
  • grim,
  • inexorable,
  • stringent,
  • fierce,
  • mortal,
  • uncompromising,
  • unbending,
  • stiff,
  • rigorous,
  • determined,
  • bound,
  • inflexible,
  • unrelenting,
  • single-minded,
  • vindictive.
  •serious (adjective)
  • grave,
  • sincere,
  • long-faced,
  • stern,
  • thoughtful,
  • solemn,
  • no nonsense,
  • sedate,
  • earnest,
  • staid,
  • austere,
  • downbeat,
  • no-nonsense,
  • deadpan,
  • pokerfaced,
  • genuine,
  • unsmiling,
  • resolute,
  • cold sober,
  • intent,
  • severe,
  • deliberate,
  • steady,
  • resolved,
  • honest,
  • meditative,
  • unhumorous,
  • contemplative,
  • reflective,
  • sober,
  • businesslike,
  • weighty,
  • pensive,
  • funereal.
  •sobersided (adjective)
  • in earnest.

• v.

  •act (verb)
  • take up,
  • cook,
  • make progress,
  • practice,
  • get in there,
  • carry on,
  • persist,
  • do one's thing,
  • take part,
  • accomplish,
  • operate,
  • preside,
  • percolate,
  • achieve,
  • take effect,
  • transort,
  • create,
  • respond,
  • go in for,
  • develop,
  • undertake,
  • begin,
  • go about,
  • go to town,
  • labor,
  • do a number,
  • execute,
  • enforce,
  • work out,
  • perk,
  • move,
  • consummate,
  • intrude,
  • perpetrate,
  • DO,
  • carry out,
  • knock off,
  • go that route,
  • take steps,
  • pursue,
  • maneuver,
  • officiate,
  • serve,
  • function.
  •commit (verb)
  • transgress,
  • wreak,
  • trespass,
  • violate,
  • scandalize,
  • contravene,
  • sin,
  • pull,
  • pull off,
  • complete,
  • offend,
  • effectuate.
  •compete (verb)
  • contest,
  • clash,
  • try,
  • fence,
  • bid,
  • oppose,
  • spar,
  • attempt,
  • joust,
  • emulate,
  • face,
  • fight,
  • play,
  • rival,
  • bandy,
  • struggle,
  • take on,
  • collide,
  • battle,
  • encounter,
  • wrestle,
  • go for,
  • essay,
  • challenge,
  • lock horns,
  • tilt.
  •contend (verb)
  • meet,
  • jostle,
  • go for jugular,
  • skirmish,
  • cope,
  • withstand,
  • shoot at,
  • argue,
  • tug,
  • oppugn,
  • shoot for,
  • stand,
  • have at,
  • knock oneself out,
  • confront,
  • push for,
  • give all one's got,
  • litigate,
  • controvert,
  • push,
  • make play for,
  • tangle with,
  • resist,
  • dispute,
  • mix it up with,
  • give one's all.
  •eliminate possibility of return (verb)
  • burn one's bridges.
  •endeavor (verb)
  • determine,
  • scratch,
  • hump,
  • intend,
  • hassle,
  • make an effort,
  • grind,
  • dig,
  • hustle,
  • aim,
  • bid for,
  • buck,
  • peg away,
  • purpose,
  • drive at,
  • assay,
  • have a swing at,
  • take pains,
  • make a run at,
  • offer,
  • aspire,
  • pour it on,
  • do one's best,
  • plug,
  • have a shot at,
  • have a crack,
  • seek,
  • address,
  • apply,
  • sweat,
  • venture,
  • hammer away.
  •engage (verb)
  • draw,
  • involve,
  • busy,
  • partake,
  • immerse,
  • absorb,
  • fascinate,
  • arrest,
  • imbue,
  • embark on,
  • participate,
  • employ,
  • preoccupy,
  • charm,
  • interest,
  • allure,
  • soak,
  • captivate,
  • bewitch,
  • tackle,
  • enter into,
  • tie up,
  • join,
  • enchant,
  • grip,
  • enthrall,
  • monopolize,
  • catch.
  •gamble (verb)
  • endanger,
  • back,
  • lot,
  • dare,
  • put,
  • cast lots,
  • set,
  • wager,
  • bet,
  • stake,
  • speculate,
  • jeopardize,
  • imperil,
  • plunge,
  • defy.
  •hazard (verb)
  • presume,
  • conjecture,
  • suppose,
  • volunteer,
  • submit,
  • proffer,
  • throw out,
  • guess.
  •persevere (verb)
  • keep going,
  • proceed,
  • remain,
  • go on,
  • hold fast,
  • be stubborn,
  • leave no stone unturned,
  • hold on,
  • press on,
  • stick with it,
  • stand firm,
  • keep driving,
  • maintain,
  • endure,
  • hang tough,
  • keep on,
  • continue,
  • plug away,
  • hang in,
  • stay the course.
  •social (verb)
  • go for broke.
  •strain (verb)
  • toll,
  • moil,
  • hammer,
  • bear down,
  • exert.
  •strive (verb)
  • work,
  • toil,
  • scramble,
  • drive,
  • jockey.
  •vie (verb)
  • match,
  • pit,
  • counter.

• Other synonyms:

  •act
  • Persisted,
  • going for broke,
  • took steps,
  • going about,
  • Responding,
  • moves,
  • functions,
  • making progress,
  • perked,
  • Maneuvered,
  • takes steps,
  • took part,
  • made progress,
  • Perking,
  • taking part,
  • Operated,
  • get there,
  • Perpetrated.
  •contend
  • had at,
  • shot at,
  • mix up with,
  • mix with,
  • Jostled,
  • mixed up with,
  • mixed with.
  •endeavor
  • humped,
  • Endeavoring,
  • bad for,
  • make effort,
  • humping,
  • pour on.
  •persevere
  • pressing on,
  • stands firm,
  • stood firm,
  • seeing through,
  • see through,
  • plugging away,
  • stayed the course,
  • holds on,
  • standing firm,
  • kept going.
  •Other relevant words:
  • exhortation,
  • be determined,
  • defy danger,
  • die-hard,
  • battle cry,
  • mobilization,
  • banzai,
  • war cry,
  • go whole hog,
  • rally,
  • slogan,
  • buckle to,
  • carry through,
  • levy,
  • watchword,
  • muster,
  • catchword,
  • see it through,
  • rallying cry,
  • recruitment,
  • be in earnest,
  • see out,
  • conscription,
  • play with fire,
  • call up,
  • take risks,
  • follow out,
  • bugle call,
  • clarion,
  • buckle down,
  • court danger,
  • take the plunge,
  • do up brown,
  • be resolved,
  • mean business,
  • bell the cat,
  • wind,
  • sobersided.

Antonyms for Go for broke:

• adj.

  • daring
    chicken, fearful, thoughtful, timid, unadventurous, cautious, cowardly, afraid, bashful, unwilling, meek, careful, weak, shy.
  • relentless
    intermittent, ending, understanding, compassionate, easy, irresolute, nice, merciful, yielding, sympathetic, gentle, kind, nonviolent, tame, remorseful, mild, peaceful, tender, stopping, lenient, flexible.
  • serious
    funny, insincere, misleading, trivial, unimportant, flippant, happy, deceptive, dishonest, untrustworthy, light, false, unserious, minor.

• v.

  • act
    ignore, cease, halt, hesitate, leave alone, abstain, miss, quit, give up, neglect, forego, abandon, idle, stop, forget, destroy, disregard, discontinue, refrain, leave, end, fail, follow.
  • commit
    desist, loaf, obey, wait, keep, compliment, keep from, behave, rest.
  • compete
    help, aid, retreat, release, support, agree, let go, surrender, yield, make peace, assist.
  • contend
    cede, comply, give in, go along, desert, hide.
  • endeavor
    overlook, conceal, withhold, be idle, procrastinate, pass, put off, laze.
  • engage
    disconnect, refuse, decline, eject, dismiss, reject, bore, discharge, oust, disenchant, offend, shun, disinterest, fire, disgust, repulse, break off, defuse, turn off, cancel, free, break up, repel, banish, expel.
  • gamble
    dissuade, guard, remove, rise, safeguard, displace, ensure, ascend, design, save, insure, discourage, be careful, plan.
  • hazard
    disbelieve, measure, calculate.
  • persevere
    be lazy.
  • strain
    soothe, placate, concentrate, calm, compress.
  • strive
    repress, skip, relax.

Hyponym for Go for broke:

• v.

  • social
    gamble, adventure, run a risk, take chances, risk, hazard, take a chance, chance.