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/ˈlɒtəɹi/ · noun
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks..
Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.
It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.
Use lottery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lottery means A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks..
Common synonyms include drawing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.
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