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Synonyms for lottery
ˈlɒt ə rilot·te·ry

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Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. lotterynoun

    something that is regarded as a chance event

    "the election was just a lottery to them"

    Synonyms:
    drawing, raffle

  2. lottery, drawingnoun

    players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

    Synonyms:
    draft, draught, drawing, drafting, drawing off, draftsmanship

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  1. List of paraphrases for "lottery":

    lotteries, raffle, lotto, sweepstakes, jackpot, bingo, betting

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2298draft
#3671drawing
#4167betting
#5481lottery
#6387bingo
#11288drafting
#13554lotto
#15252jackpot
#15898sweepstakes
#20453raffle
#25676lotteries
#36472draught
#310879draftsmanship

How to use lottery in a sentence?

  1. Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner:

    What I like to tell my students and patients is that this is a lottery you do not want to win.

  2. Greg Manteufels:

    I've been basically [the] healthiest person in the world so far up to this point, they said I could have hit the lottery five times in a row in one day before I should have gotten this bacteria in my body.

  3. Rachel Joy Barehl Beth:

    We’re really good at winning the bad lottery.

  4. Reid Hartsfield:

    The percentage of lottery winners who are broke after five years is staggering, parents don't want their kids to be that statistic.

  5. Melissa Croff:

    It's a little surreal, it's kind of winning the lottery ; the baby lottery.


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