Synonyms for parlay
- verb
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Verb
converse, double up, confer, conversation, talk, discourse, treat, chat, confab, convo informal, jaw, moot, conversate, confabulate
Definitions
- v. 1
To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.
Related words
- Other spellings
- parley parly
Forms
- Past participle
- parlayed
e.g. parlayed → conversed, conferred, conversationed, talked…
Example sentences
- treat If you treat him fairly, he will be fair with you.
- jaw I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
- moot It's a moot point now anyway.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| parlay | rising | |
| treat | rising | |
| jaw | rising | |
| moot | steady | |
| conversate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- jaw1
- 4 letters
- talk1, chat1, moot1
- 5 letters
- treat1, convo
- 6 letters
- confer2, confab
- 8 letters
- converse2
- 9 letters
- discourse2
- 10 letters
- conversate
- 11 letters
- confabulate
- 12 letters
- conversation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (confer2 = 2 syllables).