Synonyms for bet
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1. stake, stakes, bet, wagernoun

   the money risked on a gamble

   Synonyms:
   wager, interest, stake, stakes, post

2. bet, wagerverb

   the act of gambling

   "he did it on a bet"

   Synonyms:
   wager, stakes, stake

3. bet, wagerverb

   maintain with or as if with a bet

   "I bet she will be there!"

   Synonyms:
   play, wager, look, count, reckon, depend, calculate

4. bet, wager, playverb

   stake on the outcome of an issue

   "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

   Synonyms:
   count, make for, bring, flirt, play, represent, work, dally, recreate, wager, reckon, look, toy, depend, roleplay, playact, wreak, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, calculate, encounter, trifle, take on

5. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckonverb

   have faith or confidence in

   "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

   Synonyms:
   figure, seem, suppose, look, reckon, work out, appear, weigh, view, front, estimate, numerate, expect, see, compute, search, depend, think, calculate, cypher, play, opine, aim, imagine, await, wager, enumerate, count, cipher, direct, number, guess, face, attend, regard, wait, consider, forecast, take care, matter, account, count on

Matched Categories

1. • Gamble
   • Predict
   • Trust

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. betnoun

   Synonyms:
   wager, stake

2. betverb

   Synonyms:
   wager, lay a wager, make a bet

3. betverb

   Synonyms:
   stake, pledge, wager, lay, wage

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. betnoun

   Synonyms:
   wager

2. betverb

   Synonyms:
   wager, stake

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bet":

   irap, wager, gamble, bets, pari, gambled, wagered, equal, shein, chickened, betted, guess

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BET

   Synonyms:
   Benefit Evaluation of Direct Coronary Stenting

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How to use bet in a sentence?

1. Ben Carson:

   Would I approve waterboarding? You bet your ass I would.

2. Maxwell Maltz:

   We must have the courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

3. Axiom Capital analyst Victor Anthony:

   Anything can happen, but I'm going with the bet that this won't impact spin-off of Alibaba shares for Yahoo Japan.

4. Paul Dales:

   We're not too worried by this (data) as a further improvement in the labor market should support spending before long. The Fed will probably place more weight on the ... decent news on the labor market. A hike in September remains a good bet.

5. Neil Chatterjee:

   It's remarkable that I was first, i'll be honest, I would bet a lot of money that the President and no one in his inner circle has a clue that this even happened.