Ante
Ante noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.
Usage example: the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Ante
Charge
Charge noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.
Usage example: the charge for the book will be five dollars
Both words in one sentence
-
The Celts would sometimes charge into battle naked, and the Picts upped the ante by painting themselves blue (and "Pict" actually means "painted" in Latin, so that's why they're called that).
Source: Full-Frontal Assault -
The sequel ups the ante by allowing her to wield a giant portable railcannon that takes time to charge, and sends her back a few feet whenever she fires it.
Source: Small Girl, Big Gun - The former then ups the ante and outright murders her simply because her fate was unknown at the end of Happiness Charge.
Source: Designated Hero / Fan Fic
Cite this Source
Charge and Ante. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ante/charge
Ante & Charge. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ante/charge>.
Charge or Ante. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ante/charge.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "ante" and "charge" have occurred on timeline