safe bet

noun

Something that is almost certainly true.

“Near-synonym: best bet”

Meanings

nounsafe bet (plural safe bets)

plural safe bets

  1. Something that is almost certainly true.

    Near-synonym: best bet

    Synonyms: good bet, sure bet, fair bet, dead cert, banker, cert, certainty, certitude

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safe bet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe%20bet.

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