Bet
Bet verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Usage example: foolishly bet a month's allowance on the World Series
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Synonyms for Bet
Chance is a synonym for bet in gamble topic. In some cases you can use "Chance" instead the word "Bet" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like play, wager, money gambled.
Nearby Word: betting
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good bet | good chance |
| high | high bet | high chance |
| best | best bet | best chance |
| better | better bet | better chance |
| Other adjectives: similar, right, certain, reasonable, fair, single, likely, small, large, huge, little, bad, decent, final, additional, significant, odd, next, last, greatest, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He is a gambler, so you may even "bet" against him and have hopes to win (after all, there is 50% of chance of winning)... Oh, yes, there is the tiny little detail that Oogie loves to gamble, but he always cheats.
- The Box Ghost won and Tucker is disappointed he didn't get the chance to join the bet.
Source: Fan Fic / Harmless - After getting beaten in a couple of hits he asks if he can bet more money for a second chance.
Source: Obfuscating Stupidity / Film
Cite this Source
Chance and Bet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bet/chance
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