Synonyms for bet
bɛtbet

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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. Antonis Polemitis:

   A lot of people will take that bet with 1 percent of their assets, a 1 percent loss does not change anyone's life in any way. If it goes up 10 times, then you get to feel very smart.

2. Gregg Fisher:

   It’s like someone in the U.S. who was investing in China in the early 90s. There’s a huge opportunity here for companies that are willing to take some risk and bet on the future.

3. Emmanuel Macron:

   We gave ourselves six months (to work on this), i also told him that France would push for European regulation, as we can't bet on the mere goodwill of companies alone.

4. Cheong Seong-chang:

   Throughout their seven-decade history, their successors have always been a mystery to us. Why would they change their mode of operation now? So if I were to bet $5, I would say she is not the successor.

5. Shannon Stapleton/Pool via AP -RRB-:

   I probably am unique in the nation -- I'll give you something to play with. What public official in the United States has released more taxes -- personal income taxes -- for a longer period of time than I have, i bet you I've released my personal income taxes for the past 20 years, and I will do that again this year. And you will see everything you want to see in the personal income taxes.