Shot-in-the-dark synonyms

bet

The thing or sum thus staked

chance

Chance is defined as happening by unexplainable reasons, luck, a risk, or the likelihood of something happening.

fall of the cards

flip of the coin

gamble

To expose to hazard; risk:

guess

To form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture; surmise

leap-in-the-dark

Shot in the dark

long-shot

(Idiomatic, nautical) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.

luck-of-the-draw

(Idiomatic) The random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.

matter of chance

outside-chance

(Idiomatic) small chance.

risk

Risk is defined as to expose someone or something to a dangerous situation.

risky thing

speculation

A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.

throw of the dice

toss of the dice

turn of the wheel

wild guess

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