Synonyms for Takes a chance:

• v.

  •dare (verb)
  • endeavor,
  • make bold,
  • gamble,
  • hazard,
  • attempt,
  • try,
  • run the risk,
  • adventure,
  • be bold,
  • speculate,
  • go ahead,
  • take a chance,
  • venture,
  • pluck up,
  • undertake,
  • risk,
  • endanger,
  • try one's hand,
  • take heart,
  • stake,
  • presume,
  • brave.
  •speculate (verb)
  • play,
  • plunge,
  • spec,
  • make book,
  • stick neck out,
  • wildcat,
  • pour money into,
  • margin up,
  • take a flier,
  • take a fling,
  • dare,
  • play the market.

Antonyms for Takes a chance:

• v.

  • dare
    refrain, be careful, hold back.
  • speculate
    abstain.