Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lottery

2 senses of lottery

Sense 1
lottery -- (something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them")
       => accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event -- (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity")

Sense 2
lottery, drawing -- (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)
       => game of chance, gambling game -- (a game that involves gambling)