wager

The word “wager” has 2 syllables: wa-ger

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪdʒər/


What is synonym and antonym for wager?

In the thesaurus, “wager” has 52 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wager along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wager

  • action
  • adventure
  • ante
  • bet
  • bid
  • challenge
  • chance
  • chunk
  • collateral
  • endanger
  • fifty-fifty
  • fighting chance
  • flyer
  • gamble
  • game
  • go
  • handle
  • hazard
  • hedge
  • hunch
  • hustle
  • imperil
  • jackpot
  • jeopardize
  • kitty
  • lay
  • lay a wager
  • long shot
  • odds-on
  • offer
  • outside chance
  • parlay
  • play
  • play the market
  • pledge
  • plunge
  • pool
  • pot
  • put
  • put on
  • put on the line
  • put up
  • risk
  • set
  • shoot
  • shoot the works
  • spec
  • speculate
  • stake
  • take action
  • toss-up
  • venture

Antonyms for wager

Meanings of wager

  • noun
    1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
    2. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
    3. A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
    4. An offer to make oath.
    5. Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
  • verb
    1. To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
    2. To suppose; to dare say.

Example Sentences

  • Wager wisely, as your decision will determine the outcome of the bet.
  • I'll wager that you can't guess the number I'm thinking of.
  • Before the game, they agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome.
  • Wager only what you can afford to lose when engaging in games of chance.
  • Despite the odds, he decided to wager on the underdog in the championship match.

On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wager, such as: action, adventure, ante, ascend, bet, bid, certainty.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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bank on

  • assume
  • be sure about
  • believe in
  • bet on
  • build on
  • calculate
  • call on
  • call upon
  • commit
  • confide
  • count
  • count on
  • depend
  • entrust
  • figure on
  • gamble on
  • intrust
  • lean
  • lean on
  • look to
  • reckon
  • reckon on
  • rely
  • rely on
  • stake
  • stand on
  • trust
  • venture
  • wager

banked on

  • assume
  • be sure about
  • believe in
  • bet on
  • build on
  • calculated
  • called on
  • called upon
  • committed
  • confided
  • count on
  • counted
  • depended
  • entrusted
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  • reckon on
  • reckoned
  • relied
  • rely on
  • stake
  • stood on
  • trust
  • trusted
  • venture
  • wager

banking on

  • assume
  • be sure about
  • believe in
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  • build on
  • calculating
  • calling on
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  • committing
  • confiding
  • count on
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  • depending
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  • intrusting
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  • reckon on
  • reckoning
  • rely on
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  • stake
  • standing on
  • trust
  • trusting
  • venture
  • wager

banks on

  • assume
  • be sure about
  • believe in
  • bet on
  • build on
  • calculates
  • calls on
  • calls upon
  • commits
  • confides
  • count on
  • counts
  • depends
  • entrusts
  • figures on
  • gamble on
  • intrusts
  • lean on
  • leans
  • look to
  • looks to
  • reckon on
  • reckons
  • relies
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  • stake
  • stands on
  • trust
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  • venture
  • wager

dame

  • baroness
  • contessa
  • countess
  • dowager
  • duchess
  • female
  • gentlewoman
  • grandam
  • grandame
  • grande dame
  • headmistress
  • lady
  • ladyship
  • ma
  • madam
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammy
  • marchesa
  • marchioness
  • marquise
  • materfamilias
  • matriarch
  • matron
  • milady
  • mistress
  • mom
  • momma
  • mother
  • noblewoman
  • peeress
  • princess
  • queen
  • viscountess
  • woman

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