Antonyms for
stake
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
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No Antonyms Found for Stake

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All Definitions for Stake

Below are all the dictionary definitions of stake:

1A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
2That which is laid down as a wager
3That which is staked or hazarded
4A pledge.
5To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
6To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
7A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
8To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
9A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
10The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
11A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off
12Often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.
13A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
14To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.
15A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
16To pierce or wound with a stake.
17A surname.

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How many antonyms does stake have?

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About antonyms for stake

Finding the right antonym for stake helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A share or interest in a business or a given situation.", stake has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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