Synonyms of bade

bade

verb

variants or bid

past tense of bid

1

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• ordered
• told
• commanded
• asked
• begged
• enjoined
• adjured
• directed
• advised
• warned
• charged
• appointed
• requested
• petitioned
• required
• entreated
• beseeched
• compelled
• bossed (around)
• forced
• obliged
• authorized
• commissioned
• assigned
• led
• managed
• counseled
• supervised
• constrained
• conducted
• coerced
• controlled
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• obeyed
• observed
• kept
• minded
• complied (with)

2

as in invited

to request the presence or participation of

as company president, I bid you all to come to our annual holiday party!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invited
• asked
• summoned
• beckoned
• solicited
• called

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bade

The matte black Enzo will be sold as part of RM Sotheby’s upcoming Sealed auction, bidding for which runs from Wednesday, September 23, to Wednesday, September 30. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

Huawei is reportedly bidding to construct data centers for the Egyptian government and supply high-end chips. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

My partner has been touring houses, only to learn that 10 other people are bidding on the same property. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

All in all, the journey, from bidding my brother farewell in Cairo International Airport to landing here, took four years. — Hisham Matar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

When a company that builds fire trucks, rail-maintenance machinery, or electric vehicle chargers is invited to bid on a big contract, the request that lands in its inbox can run to thousands of pages of technical specifications. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

In early June, Real Madrid claimed to have bid €150million for Alvarez. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The couple bid $5 million, and worked with Central Bank to put in their $10 million total bid. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026