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Synonyms for stake

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

gage wager venture risk pole

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bet on

bet on, game, back, punt UK AU NZ, gage

2. Bet — to put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency

bet, wager, hazard dated

3. Venture

venture, jeopardize US, jeopardise UK, adventure

Other

stick, risk, pole, lay, set, impale, pledge, deposit, picket, pale

Noun

1. Tent peg

tent peg, peg, spike

Other

interest, post

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

  2. v. 2

    To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

  3. v. 3

    To pierce or wound with a stake.

  4. n. 1

    A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

    We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.

Related words

Phrases
corkscrew stake stake a claim at stake

Forms

Plural
stakes → pegs, spikes, interests, posts…
Past participle
staked
e.g. staked → gamed, backed, punted, gaged…

Example sentences

  • wager If you want to win a wager, bet against me in a major.
  • venture I can’t venture out alone at night due to my age.
  • risk Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
  • pole Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stakerising
gagefalling
wagerrising
venturesteady
riskrising
polesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
set1, bet1, lay1, peg1
4 letters
back1, game1, post1, risk1, pole1, pale1, punt1, gage1
5 letters
stick1, spike1, wager2
6 letters
hazard2, pledge1, picket2, impale2
7 letters
venture2, deposit3
8 letters
interest2
9 letters
adventure3
10 letters
jeopardize3, jeopardise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wager2 = 2 syllables).