Goes out on a limb


Synonyms for goes out on a limb
verb risk, endanger

speculate
stake
attempt
jeopardize
hazard
try
plunge

venture
wager
gamble
wildcat
cast lots
draw lots
go out on a limb

have a fling at
play with fire
put eggs in one basket
put it on the line
roll the dice
run the risk
skate on thin ice

take shot in the dark
tempt fate
tempt fortune
toss up
stick one’s neck out

Antonyms for goes out on a limb

abstain
aim

design
plan

scheme
understand

Synonyms
verb prophesy

visualize
foresee
deduce
foretell
discern
infer
surmise

guess
apprehend
suppose
anticipate
conjecture
perceive
predict

see
suspect
prognosticate
understand
intuit
forebode
foreknow

previse
forefeel
go out on a limb
see in the cards
take a shot
take a stab

Antonyms

measure
misunderstand
disbelieve

calculate
know
neglect

overlook
misinterpret

Synonyms
verb try to figure out; imagine

speculate
divine
calculate
predict
suggest
pretend
fathom
think
suppose
presume
solve
believe

infer
surmise
predicate
fancy
deduce
deem
select
hypothesize
suspect
postulate
opine
conjecture

reckon
hazard
chance
judge
penetrate
estimate
theorize
reason
survey
venture
pick
work out

guesstimate
dare say
go out on a limb
happen upon
jump to a conclusion
lump it
size up
take a shot at
take a stab at
think likely

Antonyms

ignore
abstain
misunderstand
disbelieve

refuse
reject
prove
measure

neglect
question
wonder

Synonyms
verb assume, guess

pretend
deem
understand
expect
presume
think
figure
predicate
accept

divine
estimate
surmise
calculate
grant
hypothesize
suspect
take
opine

infer
conjecture
imagine
judge
spark
speculate
theorize
dream
brainstorm

admit
posit
presuppose
cook up
guesstimate
dare-say
go out on a limb
hazard a guess
take for granted

Antonyms

disbelieve
deny
refuse
reject
dispute

disallow
abstain
misconceive
misunderstand
prove

measure
know
stop

Synonyms
verb take a chance

operate
dare
essay
jeopardize
feel
brave
wager
stake
experiment
defy
gamble

assay
risk
expose
hazard
chance
imperil
presume
front
speculate
volunteer
advance

attempt
challenge
try
endanger
grope
bet
get down
put up
take a crack at
dare say
go out on a limb

have a fling at
lay open
make a stab at
make bold
play for
play the market
put in jeopardy
take a flyer
take a plunge
try out
stick one’s neck out

Antonyms

disbelieve
hide
guard
protect

abstain
neglect
yield
design

plan
save

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