Synonyms of wagering

wagering

verb

present participle of wager

as in betting

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

wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wagering

Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when wagering $20 on one of the games and using promo code FOXNEWS350. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The measures come as Commissioner Adam Silver pushes for greater access to wagering data and more control over the types of markets offered on the league's games. — Jessica Golden,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors accused Smith and at least 26 other named defendants of wagering millions of dollars and paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to players in bribes. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

His father was training horses and betting on them; his mother enjoyed wagering with her family. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026