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| Main Entry: | ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in front or advance of |
| Synonyms: | advanced, advancing, ahead, along, ante, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, leading, on, onward, onwards, precedent, precedently, preceding, previous, progressing, to the fore |
| Antonyms: | behind |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | afore, aforetime, ahead, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, back, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, gone by, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, past, precendently, previous, previously, since, sooner, up to now |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
Example Sentences
- Extreme academe, as a vision, ups the ante of such concerns.
- If your dog is vigorously pulling you and not responding to correction on the buckle collar, you need to up the ante a bit.
- Accordingly, he upped the ante and put social media and himself at the center of technological development.
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | earlier than |
| Synonyms: | ahead of, ante, antecedent to, anterior to, ere, in advance of, in front of, preceding, previous to, prior to, since |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | beforehand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | early |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, ahead of time, already, ante, antecedently, before, before now, earlier, fore, in advance, in anticipation, precedently, precocious, previous, previously, sooner |
| Antonyms: | after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game of chance; money gambled |
| Synonyms: | action, ante, betting, chance, down on, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, odds on, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, random shot, risk, shot, shot in the dark, speculation, stake, sweepstakes, uncertainty, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble |
| Synonyms: | ante, buy in on, chance, dice, game, hazard, lay down, lay odds, play against, play for, play the ponies, pledge, pony up, put, put money on, risk, set, speculate, tempt fortune, toss up, trust, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share of a profit |
| Synonyms: | allowance, ante, bite*, bonus, brokerage, chunk, compensation, cut, cut-in, discount, end*, factorage, fee, indemnity, juice, pay, payment, percentage, piece, piece of the action, rake-off, remuneration, royalty, salary, slice*, stipend, taste, vigorish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dues |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment for membership |
| Synonyms: | ante, arrearage, assessment, charge, charges, collection, contribution, custom, debit, debt, duty, fee, kickback, levy, liability, obligation, pay, protection, rates, tax, toll |
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