What are some opposite words for stake?
Antonyms for stake
steɪkstake
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term stake.
Princeton's WordNet
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, betpost, 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, billetstakenoun
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
stake, stakes, bet, wagernoun
the money risked on a gamble
stakeverb
a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
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, gamebet 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 upstake, 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, sendstakeverb
tie or fasten to a stake
"stake your goat"
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back, gage, impale, adventure, post, hazard, jeopardize, venture, game, punt, bet onimpale, 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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How to use stake in a sentence?
We need to put the politics to the side for a little bit and focus on the lives, because the past 20 years has been all about politics, and now that the Taliban has completely taken over, it should be about the Afghan lives that are at stake here. Our top priority should be helping them instead of bashing any political leader that’s been involved in this process.
Tonight was an enormous game, we knew what was at stake.
A greater principle is at stake than the fate of any particular president.
With the fate of our national moral character at stake, we must hold our elected leaders responsible to act to uphold the constitutional rights guaranteed for all citizens to vote and participate in our democracy.
If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.
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