What is another word for wager?
784 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ wˈe͡ɪd͡ʒə], [ wˈeɪdʒə], [ w_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə]
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Similar words for wager:
- act (noun)
- bet (noun)
- chance (noun)
- gamble (noun)
- hazard (noun)
- money or something gambled (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- raffle (noun)
- speculation (noun)
- venture (noun)
- bank on (verb)
- bet (verb)
- bet money or something else in a gamble (verb)
- gamble (verb)
- guarantee (verb)
- hazard (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- risk (verb)
- venture (verb)
- other synonyms
- chance
- depend upon
- guarantee
- other relevant words
- venture
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Wager:
n.
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- place,
- back,
- put money on something,
- toss,
- put on,
- break the bank,
- see.
- shot dark,
- down ons,
- un-certainty,
- un certainty,
- random shots,
- shot in dark,
- un-certainties,
- shot the dark,
- odds ons,
- un certainties.
- liabilities,
- throw of the dice,
- time,
- Opportunities,
- fall of the cards,
- look in,
- likelihood,
- jeopardy,
- craps game.
- co-incidences,
- mis fortune,
- mis-fortunes,
- hundred to one,
- co incidence,
- lucky hits,
- risky businesses,
- hundred to ones,
- way cookie crumble,
- way ball bounces,
- way the ball bounce,
- mis fortunes,
- stroke luck,
- hundred-to-ones,
- co-incidence,
- co incidences,
- way ball bounce,
- way the cookie crumble.
- fifty-fifty,
- hedge,
- chunk,
- fighting chance,
- handle,
- flyer,
- pledge,
- plunge,
- action,
- long shot,
- hunch,
- toss-up.
- header,
- speculation,
- risky venture,
- lottery,
- sweepstakes,
- way the ball bounces,
- hazard,
- bettings,
- spec,
- raffle,
- right money,
- bet,
- venture,
- outside chance,
- way the cookie crumbles,
- risk,
- smart money,
- down on,
- random shot,
- odds on,
- gamble,
- speculative enterprise,
- Uncertainties,
- thing,
- specs,
- way cookie crumbles,
- risky business,
- chance,
- gaming,
- gambling,
- lucky hit,
- hundred-to-one,
- Exposedness,
- Liableness.
v.
• bank on (verb)- reckoning on,
- looked to,
- leaned on,
- gambling on,
- is sure about,
- leant on,
- believing in,
- believed in,
- looks to,
- reckoned on,
- are sure about,
- wert sure about,
- reckons on,
- betted on,
- builded on,
- were sure about,
- builds on,
- relies on,
- bets on,
- art sure about,
- being sure about,
- was sure about,
- am sure about,
- believes in,
- gambled on,
- building on,
- betting on,
- gambles on,
- leans on,
- wast sure about.
- buying on,
- played against,
- buys in on,
- plays against,
- tosses up,
- tempted fortune,
- buys on,
- played for,
- lays odds,
- tempts fortune,
- playing against,
- ponying up,
- playing ponies,
- playing for,
- played the ponies,
- buy on,
- lays down,
- buying in on,
- tost up,
- tossing up,
- tempting fortune,
- anteed,
- bought in on,
- puts money on,
- played ponies,
- bought on,
- tossed up,
- playing the ponies,
- play ponies,
- putting money on,
- laid odds,
- plays for,
- plays ponies,
- plays the ponies,
- ponied up.
- hustle,
- put on the line,
- adventure,
- take action,
- put up,
- speculate,
- set,
- game,
- play the market,
- shoot,
- lay a wager.
- end-anger,
- went for broke,
- tried one luck,
- tries one's luck,
- shot the works,
- end-angering,
- bucks the odds,
- cuts cards,
- try luck,
- end anger,
- shoots the moon,
- made bet,
- tried ones luck,
- make bet,
- trusts to luck,
- shoot moon,
- try one luck,
- bucking odds,
- took a flyer,
- shooting works,
- shooting the works,
- lays money on,
- laying money on,
- goes for broke,
- try ones luck,
- shooting moon,
- flip coin,
- cutting cards,
- buck odds,
- taking a flyer,
- flips the coin,
- shooting the moon,
- shot moon,
- trusting luck,
- flipped the coin,
- trying luck,
- end angered,
- tried one's luck,
- trying one's luck,
- cut cards,
- flipped coin,
- bucked the odds,
- take flyer,
- makes a bet,
- trying ones luck,
- shoots works,
- end angering,
- trusting to luck,
- trusts luck,
- took flyer,
- putting trust in,
- makes bet,
- making bet,
- tries one luck,
- tried luck,
- laid money on,
- bucks odds,
- end angers,
- flipping coin,
- takes flyer,
- tries luck,
- bucking the odds,
- puts trust in,
- shoots moon,
- shot the moon,
- tries ones luck,
- cutting the cards,
- trusted to luck,
- shoot works,
- taking flyer,
- flipping the coin,
- shoots the works,
- trust luck,
- trying one luck,
- flips coin,
- cuts the cards,
- made a bet,
- takes a flyer,
- bucked odds,
- end-angers,
- trusted luck,
- shot works.
- binding oneself,
- picked up the check,
- pick the check,
- co signed,
- co-signs,
- picking check,
- standing behind,
- signs for,
- co-signed,
- gat behind,
- was surety for,
- pick the tab,
- pick tab,
- wast surety for,
- picks up the tab,
- wert surety for,
- picking tab,
- making certain,
- re assured,
- pick up tab,
- gotten behind,
- stands up for,
- picked up check,
- makes sure,
- making sure,
- co signing,
- picked the tab,
- making bail,
- re-assures,
- picks up check,
- co signs,
- picked check,
- picks up tab,
- picking the tab,
- picking up check,
- gave bond,
- giving bond,
- picked up the tab,
- makes bail,
- re-assuring,
- stands behind,
- picked up tab,
- re-assure,
- co sign,
- picks up the check,
- standing up for,
- cosigning,
- picking up the check,
- is surety for,
- picking the check,
- got behind,
- getting behind,
- picked the check,
- signing for,
- in-sure,
- re assures,
- picks the check,
- stood behind,
- being surety for,
- bound oneself,
- picks check,
- made bail,
- picked tab,
- re-assured,
- gives bond,
- are surety for,
- picks tab,
- picking up the tab,
- pick check,
- pick up check,
- cosigns,
- picking up tab,
- co-signing,
- art surety for,
- were surety for,
- angeling,
- cosigned,
- binds oneself,
- in sure,
- re assure,
- angeled,
- signed for,
- picks the tab,
- am surety for.
- takes plunge,
- take plunge,
- takes a plunge,
- taking plunge,
- took a plunge,
- took plunge,
- taking a plunge.
- go out one depth,
- exposes to danger,
- took liberty,
- takes a header,
- hung by thread,
- goes out one depth,
- exposing to danger,
- hanged by a thread,
- taking a header,
- taking header,
- going out of depth,
- art caught short,
- ran chance,
- leave luck,
- hanged by thread,
- went out of depth,
- went out one's depth,
- go out ones depth,
- going out depth,
- run chance,
- goes out ones depth,
- leaped before looking,
- exposes danger,
- leaping before looking,
- being caught short,
- going out one depth,
- takes liberty,
- expose danger,
- goes out one's depth,
- goes out of ones depth,
- hang by thread,
- wast caught short,
- going out one's depth,
- ran the chance,
- put jeopardy,
- taking the liberty,
- go out of ones depth,
- am caught short,
- went out of one's depth,
- going out of ones depth,
- went out of ones depth,
- leaves to luck,
- hangs by a thread,
- leaving to luck,
- leaved luck,
- going out of one's depth,
- took a header,
- took header,
- leaves luck,
- taking liberty,
- puts in jeopardy,
- takes header,
- leaps before looking,
- running chance,
- putting in jeopardy,
- were caught short,
- left to luck,
- runs the chance,
- hung by a thread,
- exposed danger,
- going out of one depth,
- putting jeopardy,
- went out depth,
- going out ones depth,
- is caught short,
- took the liberty,
- hangs by thread,
- left luck,
- leapt before looking,
- went out of one depth,
- defied danger,
- leaving luck,
- went out ones depth,
- go out one's depth,
- goes out of one depth,
- runs chance,
- wert caught short,
- goes out of depth,
- goes out of one's depth,
- defies danger,
- leaved to luck,
- go out of one depth,
- go out of depth,
- go out depth,
- takes the liberty,
- running the chance,
- exposing danger,
- went out one depth,
- puts jeopardy,
- take header,
- was caught short,
- defying danger,
- are caught short,
- goes out depth.
- ex-pose,
- plays market,
- play market,
- makes stab at,
- ex pose,
- lays open,
- dare said,
- played the market,
- take crack at,
- playing market,
- made bold,
- plays the market,
- make stab at,
- played market,
- makes bold,
- ex posed,
- made a stab at,
- playing the market,
- made stab at,
- making bold,
- making a stab at,
- ex-posing,
- ex-posed,
- making stab at,
- dare saying,
- dare says,
- makes a stab at.
Other synonyms:
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- ante.
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- pot.
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- put.
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- lay.
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- go.
- draw lots,
- put eggs in one basket,
- roll the dice,
- go out on a limb,
- Jeopardized,
- playing with fire,
- wildcatting,
- have a fling at,
- stick one's neck out,
- stick neck out,
- sticking one's neck out,
- put it on the line,
- run the risk,
- play with fire,
- wildcatted,
- drawing lots,
- skate on thin ice,
- take shot in the dark.
- mortgaged,
- pick up the check,
- give bond,
- make certain,
- get behind,
- Mortgaging,
- co-sign,
- made sure,
- pick up the tab,
- make bail,
- juiced,
- stood up for,
- stand behind,
- made certain,
- sign for,
- make sure,
- ensures,
- makes certain,
- juicing,
- bind oneself,
- be surety for,
- Guarantying,
- Guarantied,
- gets behind,
- cosign,
- ensure,
- stand up for.
- Dicing,
- hanging by a thread,
- parlay,
- cut the cards,
- Periling,
- believe in,
- buck the odds,
- pony up,
- play,
- Periled,
- put trust in,
- leave to luck,
- guarantee,
- play for,
- reckon on,
- Perilled,
- lay odds,
- Lotting,
- go for broke,
- shoot the moon,
- be caught short,
- rely on,
- Perilling,
- ponies up,
- trust to luck,
- take the liberty,
- laying odds,
- anteing,
- stake,
- making a bet,
- play the ponies,
- Volunteering,
- hanging by thread,
- shoot the works,
- lay money on,
- Volunteered,
- going for broke,
- looking to,
- play against,
- look to,
- be sure about,
- exposed to danger,
- take a header,
- laying down,
- jeopardies,
- laid down,
- jeopardying,
- jeopardied,
- build on,
- put faith in,
- Adventured,
- Diced,
- try one's luck,
- lay down,
- puts faith in,
- take liberty,
- built on,
- Lotted,
- Adventuring,
- gamble on,
- put in jeopardy,
- hang by a thread,
- go out on limb,
- trusted,
- make a bet,
- put money on,
- run the chance,
- take a flyer,
- toss up,
- putting faith in,
- leap before looking,
- flip the coin,
- bet on,
- lean on,
- tempt fortune,
- defy danger,
- buy in on,
- expose to danger,
- anted,
- Gamed,
- go out of one's depth,
- take a plunge,
- leaning on.
- laid open,
- get down,
- got down,
- make a stab at,
- try out,
- laying open,
- dare say,
- Ventured,
- make bold,
- lay open.
- dally,
- faro,
- witter,
- backed,
- rouge et noir,
- exacta,
- roleplay,
- humourist,
- backing,
- debauched,
- chuck,
- endanger,
- craps,
- brainer,
- re-create,
- question,
- depend,
- hock,
- assent,
- act as,
- trifle,
- act,
- absorber,
- taking chance,
- jeopardize,
- jackpot,
- calculate,
- dissolute,
- mesher,
- spiel,
- Charterer,
- boarder,
- take chances,
- ante up,
- stand pat,
- Rewarder,
- make for,
- shingler,
- Compurgation,
- recreate,
- take a flier,
- bring,
- fiddle,
- retainer,
- division,
- run,
- contingency,
- open question,
- netter,
- wage,
- FEER,
- roulette,
- operator,
- Biller,
- peril,
- chance it,
- represent,
- appeal to arms,
- Crack-loo,
- pawn,
- guess,
- farthing,
- sportsmanlike,
- flirt,
- pursuer,
- wreak,
- authentication,
- Wagering,
- clique,
- offerer,
- riotous,
- Flutterer,
- mover,
- danger,
- corroboration,
- rocker,
- mail,
- stakes,
- Engager,
- post,
- punt,
- trembler,
- cover,
- turf,
- quaker,
- chuck-a-luck,
- LEASOR,
- conductor,
- encounter,
- sight-unseen transaction,
- group,
- interest,
- Sortilegy,
- bank,
- look,
- occupier,
- sortition,
- fade,
- vie,
- Comprobation,
- clean,
- fast,
- suit,
- hirer,
- humorist,
- degenerate,
- renter,
- competition,
- termination,
- profligate,
- concern,
- support,
- book,
- imperil,
- take on,
- function,
- locker,
- Carder,
- kitty,
- waver,
- blind bargain,
- count,
- sporting,
- toy,
- oscillator,
- prosecutor,
- struggler,
- zanier,
- employer,
- ratification,
- diddle,
- bookie,
- confirmation,
- provider,
- handbook,
- reckon,
- pass,
- descent,
- Sortes,
- take a chance,
- borderline case,
- triller,
- wiggler,
- meet,
- playact,
- swayer,
- shot,
- daily double.
How to use "Wager" in context?
What is a wager?
A wager is a bet or contest between two or more people where the stakes are often financial. The primary purpose of a wager is to determine whether something is true or false. For example, a person might wager $5 that the sun will rise tomorrow.
A wager can also be a contest of skills or knowledge, such as a chess game or a debate. In these contests, the stakes typically depend on the importance of the outcome and the skill of the contestants.
When is a Wager a Good Idea?
Paraphrases for Wager:
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Equivalence
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
bet.
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Verb, base form
bet.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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Forward Entailment
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
challenge, commitment, challenges, equals, mis.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
equal.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
dare.
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Verb, base form
gamble.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hypernym for Wager:
n.
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act
exacta, daily double, superfecta, parlay, perfecta, place bet, parimutuel.
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act
v.
Hyponym for Wager:
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hooing
- Synonyms:
- Chambering.
