BIDDEN Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

bidden

verb

variants or bid also bade

Definition of bidden next

past participle of bid

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

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as in invited

to request the presence or participation of as company president, I bid you all to come to our annual holiday party!

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Recent Examples of bidden Although the group of Hollywood directors was quick to bid on the Village (the Bruin was not included in the deal), the theater has remained closed since then, with the exception of the recent Billie Eilish premiere. —

Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 For instance, Nursing gig platforms have been found to pit essential workers against each other by offering shifts to those who bid the lowest hourly wage. —

Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 The Athletic reported last week that Barca were preparing a €100m bid for the 26-year-old, while personal terms with the player are said to be in place and are not expected to be an issue. —

James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026 As platforms accumulate behavioral and commercial intelligence across companies, their targeting systems improve in aggregate, and that advantage disproportionately benefits advertisers with the largest budgets, who can bid against insights their competitors helped generate. —

Rui Ribeiro, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Mussolini’s government built new stadiums, established a new league, Serie A, that barred foreign players, and successfully bid to host the second-ever World Cup, in 1934. —

Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026 Mission Bay High School bid farewell to the Class of 2026 during its May 28 graduation ceremony. —

Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Instead of choosing one, Haze turned the process into an impromptu auction, asking buyers to bid against each other in $100,000 increments. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 Ride on track, bid on cars at Velocity Attendees will have a number of activities and interactive experiences to enjoy throughout the weekend. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

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Anthropic’s red team caught early versions escaping their sandbox, gaining internet access and emailing researchers without being instructed to do any of it.

— Shreyans Mehta, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Armed guards were placed outside the compound, and children were instructed to remove water pistols and miniature guns from their Lego sets, in case the feds argued that weapons were encouraged on the compound.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026