Synonyms for Making a stab at:

• v.

  •venture (verb)
  • essay,
  • take a flyer,
  • put up,
  • experiment,
  • assay,
  • imperil,
  • make bold,
  • dare say,
  • advance,
  • front,
  • brave,
  • volunteer,
  • make a stab at,
  • jeopardize,
  • get down,
  • bet,
  • speculate,
  • put in jeopardy,
  • play for,
  • expose,
  • presume,
  • stake,
  • have a fling at,
  • attempt,
  • take a plunge,
  • wager,
  • feel,
  • lay open,
  • dare,
  • take a crack at,
  • hazard,
  • challenge,
  • operate,
  • risk,
  • go out on a limb,
  • chance,
  • endanger,
  • try,
  • play the market,
  • gamble,
  • stick one's neck out,
  • try out,
  • defy,
  • grope.

Antonyms for Making a stab at:

• v.

  • venture
    disbelieve, save, hide, guard, abstain, design, protect, plan, yield, neglect.