Synonyms of bet

bet 1 of 2

noun

ˈbet 

1

as in stake

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

she offered the bet of a free lunch if her team won the World Series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stake
• wager
• pool
• collateral
• handle
• kitty
• pot
• jackpot

2

as in choice

a person or thing that is chosen

your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choice
• favorite
• pick
• selection
• candidate
• option
• chosen
• nominee
• preference
• nomination
• liking
• like
• appointee
• designation
• appointment
• elective
• preselection
• selectee

bet

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verb

as in to put

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

foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• wager
• play
• gamble
• offer
• lay
• stake
• go
• bid
• speculate
• venture
• adventure
• chance
• jeopardize
• hazard
• endanger
• imperil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bet

Noun

With those questions in mind, our data shows that doubling down on natural gas is the more expensive bet, in addition to not being the most reliable one. — Joe McGee, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Placing the opposite bet, Poland’s Donald Tusk bent rules to try to undo the damage done by the right-populist Law and Justice party—and stood accused of undermining the rule of law. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

But regardless of whether the path to solving the full Navier-Stokes problem requires a clever new blowup or a whole new mathematical discipline, everyone is becoming more hesitant to bet against the machines. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

The product pulls together data from several markets that allow users to bet on the cost to rent Nvidia chips to create an overall picture of where AI compute costs are heading. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026