ANTEING (UP) Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

anteing (up)

verb

present participle of ante (up)

as in paying

to give what is owed for if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repudiating

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Verb

Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

That led to midyear cuts, layoffs, furlough days and a string of crisis borrowing and credit downgrades that the district is still paying off today, officials said.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Without it, companies are flying blind when allocating work between people and agents, and that’s why most AI investments aren’t paying off.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of paying off

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