low stakes
Nothing much risked
Low stakes describes situations where little is risked or lost if things go wrong.
A low-stakes quiz doesn't count much toward your grade.
Low-stakes poker is played for small amounts.
The phrase often signals that pressure is minimal: It's a low-stakes decision—just pick whichever you prefer.
- casualRelaxed and informal
- no big dealInconsequential matter
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
relaxed · informal · practice · scrimmage · dry run · easygoing · playful · lighthearted · just for fun · for kicks · harmless · inconsequential · nothing to lose · small · penny · fun · unimportant · carefree
- poker roomspoker table, dealer, chips, blinds, flop
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- poker bettingante, big blind, blind, call, check
- stakesbet, wager, ante, pot, kitty
- Cash Pokerbuy-in, cash out, blinds, big blind, small blind
- prioritypriority, top priority, high priority, first priority, priority one
low stakeshigh stakes
Significant potential for loss
life-or-death · critical · life-and-death · momentous · crucial
low stakeshigh-pressure
Involving urgent demands
nerve-wracking · nail-biting · intense · stressful · fraught
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