Antonyms for stake
steɪkstake

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1. interest, stakenoun

   (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

   "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

   Synonyms:
   sake, interest group, wager, interestingness, post, interest, stakes, pastime, pursuit, involvement, bet

2. post, stakenoun

   a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

   "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"

   Synonyms:
   wager, post, stakes, place, station, mail service, bet, mail, postal service, office, military post, position, interest, situation, spot, berth, billet

3. stakenoun

   instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

   Synonyms:
   wager, interest, bet, stakes, post

4. stake, stakes, bet, wagernoun

   the money risked on a gamble

   Synonyms:
   wager, interest, bet, stakes, post

5. stakeverb

   a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

   Synonyms:
   wager, interest, bet, stakes, post

6. venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardizeverb

   put at risk

   "I will stake my good reputation for this"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, impale, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, back, take chances, gage, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil, embark, venture, hazard, jeopardise, jeopardize, adventure, punt, take a chance, post, risk, bet on, game

7. bet on, back, gage, stake, game, puntverb

   place a bet on

   "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

   Synonyms:
   second, bet on, gage, back, adventure, plump for, impale, support, pole, plunk for, game, post, hazard, venture, indorse, jeopardize, punt, endorse, back up

8. stake, postverb

   mark with a stake

   "stake out the path"

   Synonyms:
   bet on, put up, gage, post, adventure, back, impale, place, mail, station, brand, game, hazard, venture, jeopardize, carry, punt, send

9. stakeverb

   tie or fasten to a stake

   "stake your goat"

   Synonyms:
   back, gage, impale, adventure, post, hazard, jeopardize, venture, game, punt, bet on

10. impale, stakeverb

    kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

    "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

    Synonyms:
    back, empale, impale, adventure, punt, bet on, post, hazard, transfix, jeopardize, venture, game, gage, spike

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1. stakenoun

   Synonyms:
   picket, pale, post, pledge, wager, bet, venture, risk, hazard

2. stakeverb

   Synonyms:
   venture, risk, hazard, wager, bet, pledge

How to use stake in a sentence?

1. Mark Rutte:

   No-one likes this, but theres really something bigger at stake. We have to stop the Netherlands from coming to a halt and jobs being lost unnecessarily.

2. Barack Obama:

   This is what’s at stake today, and this moment may not come again soon. I believe that our nations have an historic opportunity to resolve this issue peacefully - an opportunity we should not miss.

3. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   Russia, the United States, and all other states that have a stake in seeing peace in this region and in Syria, and a strong government, too, should be discussing precisely political issues, it does not really matter who will be at the helm. We don't want ISIS to run Syria, do we? It should be a civilised and legitimate government. This is what we need to discuss.

4. Joe Holt:

   This is an important social responsibility for companies to resolve, lives are at stake.

5. Donald Trump:

   Every year the federal government provides educational institutions with more than $ 35 billion dollars in research funding, all of that money is now at stake. That's a lot of money. They're going to have to not like your views a lot, right ?

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