STAKED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

staked

verb

past tense of stake

as in funded

to provide money for the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

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defunded

as in put

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election

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Recent Examples of staked Mayaka staked Boise an early lead with his second goal of the season in first-half stoppage. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 Both have staked their political careers on a tough-on-crime agenda. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead, the Big Ten has staked its claim as the best in college football. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Horwitz followed with a bases-clearing double that staked Pittsburgh to a 3-0 lead. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The median one placed 46 trades across 10 active days, staked a little over $600, and finished down by less than $2. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 While the Franks, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, Visigoths and their ilk fought among themselves, stealthier territorial claims were being staked in plain sight by beech and oaks and pines. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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Because most of these organizations are funded by government reimbursement and/or philanthropy, experience has taught them that when circumstances get dire, a government bailout will arrive or some entity will take a leap of faith to rescue them.

— Ryan Dewey Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Both constitute large projects, which are mostly funded with loans.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

But others take issue with her premise the exercises are unnecessary, arguing that scaling them back puts US forces –– almost 30,000 of them stationed in South Korea and over 50,000 more in nearby Japan –– in a more dangerous situation.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Paying it would inevitably put Meta Platforms in bankruptcy and perhaps put the company under state ownership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of put

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Just 4% reported playing a fantasy sports game for money, and just 2% reported betting on a prediction market, such as Polymarket or Kalshi.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
The confidence the organization hoped to see by betting on them has so far produced positive returns.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bet

Verb

Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Why lease deals haven't fully recovered Before the pandemic, automakers regularly subsidized leases to help move new vehicles off dealer lots, with incentives that lowered monthly payments or reduced how much customers paid upfront.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

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The function’s creator, Bernhard Riemann, wagered that the only way to make that output sum to exactly zero is to make the input variable’s real part exactly 1⁄2.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
But short covering has also contributed to the decline, according to S3, as investors who had wagered against SpaceX bought back stock to exit their positions.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wagered

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Spurs then gambled in January by signing only Conor Gallagher and Souza, now 20, when the team was in dire need of more help.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Rather than finishing the ambitious project, Rinsch gambled much of the money in the cryptocurrency market before spending millions more on luxury purchases.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of gambled

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