Synonyms of staked

staked

verb

past tense of stake

1

as in funded

to provide money for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funded
• financed
• subsidized
• capitalized
• supported
• endowed
• bankrolled
• underwrote
• backed
• endorsed
• sponsored
• maintained
• advocated
• aided
• stood
• championed
• paid
• grubstaked
• provided (for)
• paid up
• liquidated
• patronized
• paid off
• settled
• refunded
• nourished
• refinanced
• sprang (for)
• defrayed
• cleared
• footed
• cofinanced
• discharged
• quit
• recompensed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunded

2

as in put

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

• put
• bet
• wagered
• gambled
• laid
• played
• offered
• went
• ventured
• speculated
• chanced
• bade
• jeopardized
• endangered
• hazarded
• imperiled
• adventured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staked

Horwitz followed with a bases-clearing double that staked Pittsburgh to a 3-0 lead. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The median one placed 46 trades across 10 active days, staked a little over $600, and finished down by less than $2. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

While the Franks, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, Visigoths and their ilk fought among themselves, stealthier territorial claims were being staked in plain sight by beech and oaks and pines. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

This helped doom American entry into the League of Nations, the project Wilson had staked his name upon. — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026

However, tall varieties, which can reach 5 feet in height, should be staked to keep them upright and prevent them from flopping over nearby plants. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

The idea that a candidate could have a Nazi tattoo and stay in the race sounds more like a subplot from Veep than the reality upon which several prominent Democrats staked their reputations. — Mike Nelson, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026