Competition
Synonyms for bet
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
stake on the outcome of an issue
I bet $100 on that new horse.
The true synonym
play
Same sentence, swapped: I play $100 on that new horse.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for bet as it is used in the sentence above.
- swear
- dice
- pot
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Closest first: other competition words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
beatverbcrushcome out better in a competition, race, or conflictFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linebestadjective, verbbetterwiser or more advantageous and hence advisableFoothills2 sensesblockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineopposeverbfightfight against or resist stronglyTreelineHas a reason lineovercomeverbdefeatwin a victory overTreelinepeltverbpepperattack and bombard with or as if with missilesRidgelineHas a reason lineconcernnounworrysomething or someone that causes anxietyFoothillsconditionnounstatusa state at a particular timeFoothills
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