ANTED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

anted (up)

verb

past tense of ante (up)

as in paid

to give what is owed for if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted

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For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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That pressure campaign paid off in 1999, when policymakers slashed rates to zero — a first among Group of Seven nations.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The past five months have revealed not that the world has become immune to energy crises but that market forces, policy, and government investments in energy security have paid off.

— Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

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