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- unfavorable β not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- inimical β adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
- conflicting β clashing; contradictory
- negative β expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- detrimental β Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
- unfortunate β suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- disadvantageous β characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- injurious β harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
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- game of chance β a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
- pledge β a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- stake β something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- speculation β the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- wager β something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
- odds β something that is odd.
- long shot β a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
- raffle β rubbish.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- lottery β a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- pot β a deep hole; pit.
- uncertainty β the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- action β Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- lot β lot (def 14).
- ante β the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- parlay β to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- sweepstakes β a sweepstakes.
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- hate β to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- despise β If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- abhor β If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
- loathe β to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
- scorn β open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- detest β If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- shun β to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- repudiate β to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- abominate β to dislike intensely; loathe; detest
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- spurn β to reject with disdain; scorn.
- deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- disdain β to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- contemn β to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
- nauseate β to affect with nausea; sicken.
- curse β If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
- deride β If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.