betted
Placed a stake
Betted is a past tense and past participle of bet, used interchangeably with bet itself: He betted on the wrong horse works as well as He bet on the wrong horse.
The uninflected form bet is more common in American English, while betted appears more frequently in British usage.
Stake on uncertainty
- stakeSharpened post or share
- casinoFacility for wagering
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
roulette · slots · bookmaker · odds · jackpot · lottery · bingo · craps
Gambling venue for athletics
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- parlayConvert gain into greater gain
- accumulatorDevice storing incremental charge
- spreadTo distribute widely
over-under · moneyline · futures · underdog · favorite · tipster · form · derby
Stake on uncertain outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- hazardSource of potential harm
jeopardy · exposure · recklessness · liability · probability · likelihood · contingency · longshot
Prediction of future conditions
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- guessEstimate without certainty
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · anticipation · foresight · calculated · informed · blind
wager
Stake on uncertainty
blackjack · roulette · slots · bookmaker · odds · jackpot · lottery · bingo · craps · baccarat
sportsbook
Gambling venue for athletics
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- parlayConvert gain into greater gain
- accumulatorDevice storing incremental charge
spread · over-under · moneyline · futures · underdog · favorite · tipster · form · derby · match
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
hazard · jeopardy · exposure · recklessness · liability · probability · likelihood · contingency · longshot · hedging
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- guessEstimate without certainty
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
speculation · conjecture · anticipation · foresight · calculated · informed · blind
bettedabstained
Voluntarily held back
refrained · played it safe · guaranteed · ensured · held back
- get betterTo progress or heal
- getting betterProgressing toward wellness
- better offIn a preferable position
- got betterExperienced positive change
- better late than neverDelay preferable to omission
- know betterUnderstand enough to avoid foolishness