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

Finally, of course, there are the ambitious optimists, people betting that fresh leadership will shake CNN out of it slumber (and give themselves a high-profile role to help achieve those goals). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Back home, the kingdom is also betting on AI and cloud computing. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Here’s betting that Kennedy’s statement was somewhat premature. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

But some companies are betting that mass-market neural tech won't require opening the skull at all. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Auction houses have spent years betting that newer collecting categories would mature into significant businesses. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

In the weeks before the finale, viewers across social media platforms spun conspiracy theories, convinced that people with inside knowledge had been betting every step of the way, and potentially swaying the vote to ensure a bigger payout. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Even more recently, Yann LeCun started Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a company betting the farm on the notion that the real future of AI systems is in models that interact with the physical world (or at least simulate it), not just language. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

According to The Athletic, the video was branded with the betting giant’s logo. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026