ANTED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

anted (up)

verb

past tense of ante (up)

as in paid

to give what is owed for if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted

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The deal is reportedly worth $15 million a year, nearly four times what James is paid to play basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Among the city’s top 15 earners, 11 were police officers and supervisors — all paid more than $245,000 per year.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid

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Coordinating all of his department heads and units in prep allowed Vanselow to focus more intensely on performance during the actual shoot, which paid off not only in terms of Neeson’s work but that of the supporting cast.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
The bet paid off, close to hundreds of millions of views later, all without ever having taken a single drama class.

— Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid off

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