Synonyms of betting

betting

verb

present participle of bet

as in wagering

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

foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wagering
• putting
• gambling
• playing
• staking
• offering
• going
• laying
• bidding
• speculating
• venturing
• jeopardizing
• endangering
• chancing
• hazarding
• adventuring
• imperiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of betting

Now, McDonald’s is betting on fancier chicken and airer restaurants to draw back diners. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Just 4% reported playing a fantasy sports game for money, and just 2% reported betting on a prediction market, such as Polymarket or Kalshi. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

The confidence the organization hoped to see by betting on them has so far produced positive returns. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

People have been informally betting on Mother Nature for more than 100 years, Pietruska said, dating to the 1880s when people in India would gamble on whether a rain gauge would overflow during a monsoon. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The airline began moving away from the screens nearly a decade ago, betting that passengers would instead watch movies and television on their own devices. — Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The introduction of prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket gives polls a different significance for people betting on election outcomes. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

One way to test whether those gains have truly become excessive is to consider the case for betting against them. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Porter hopes any new restrictions apply not just to wildfires, but to betting on all natural disasters. — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026