leap in the dark
Uncertain venture forward
A leap in the dark is an action taken without knowing what the outcome will be—a decision made on hope or necessity rather than information.
The phrase emphasizes risk and uncertainty: Leaving my job to start a company was a leap in the dark.
It suggests courage or desperation, depending on context.
- take the plungeCommit after hesitation
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- riskPossibility of harm
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
precariousness · trust fall · chance · unknown · blind faith · flying blind · unpredictable · jump · uncharted · uncertainty · wild guess · pioneering · trial-and-error · long shot · intuition · speculation · ambiguity · choice
leap in the darksafe bet
Likely winning wager
sure thing · informed decision · calculated risk · educated guess · foregone conclusion
leap in the darksafe choice
playing it safe · erring on the side of caution · hedging one's bets · measured response · belt and suspenders
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