Synonyms of stakes

stakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of stake

1

as in interests

a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something

if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interests
• shares
• claims
• parts
• partnerships
• ownerships
• possessions
• titles
• co-ownerships

2

as in bets

the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event

lost his entire stake with a single roll of the dice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• wagers
• pools
• collaterals
• handles
• pots
• kitties
• jackpots

stakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stake

1

as in funds

to provide money for

the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funds
• finances
• subsidizes
• bankrolls
• underwrites
• supports
• sponsors
• capitalizes
• endows
• backs
• endorses
• advocates
• grubstakes
• aids
• maintains
• pays
• champions
• stands
• pays off
• provides (for)
• defrays
• refunds
• springs (for)
• refinances
• foots
• pays up
• cofinances
• patronizes
• liquidates
• recompenses
• settles
• nourishes
• discharges
• quits
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunds

2

as in puts

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• puts
• wagers
• plays
• offers
• gambles
• lays
• goes
• bids
• chances
• ventures
• hazards
• adventures
• speculates
• jeopardizes
• endangers
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stakes

Noun

For Smith and others like him, competing interpretations have created a high-stakes legal limbo. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Rather than only invest in Tamboran, Sheffield bought stakes in Beetaloo Energy and Falcon Oil & Gas, which was acquired by Tamboran earlier this year. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

The best moments on records like Redemption, Blackheart, and Second Line use her knack for grand, metaphysical metaphors to charge her singing with epic stakes. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

QatarEnergy won stakes in seven exploration blocks off Brazil’s northeastern coast, the latest in a series of Gulf investments in Latin America’s energy sector. — semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

So much for their preseason opener being a low-stakes warm-up. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

My decision to make Rebecca’s husband the pastor of a megachurch also influenced the story and its stakes. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

On set, Creed-Miles was also falling deeply in love—with storytelling—while also keenly being aware of the high stakes of adapting a beloved Austen classic. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

In addition to validator fees, the company stakes its 35 million HYPE tokens in the network, earning ongoing token rewards. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Cuban refugee Tony Montana arrives in Miami as part of the Mariel boatlift and quickly stakes his claim in the city’s drug trade. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

The sentences mark a key moment in China’s continuing real-estate crisis, which has dented consumer confidence in the country – and caused a headache for a government that stakes its legitimacy on rising prosperity. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Senate stakes McConnell, a former longtime Senate majority leader, declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Dar Zéro founder Brigid Smith stakes her claim on bohemian style, blending gritty luxury with elevated, global influences. — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026

November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing stakes

• pull stakes
• pull up stakes