Synonyms of bidden

bidden

verb

variants or bid also bade

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obeyed
• followed
• 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
• solicited
• beckoned
• called

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bidden

The elevator moment is only one of the silent visual callbacks to Season 1 as a way to bid farewell to our favorite doomsday survival bunker underneath Colorado City (jury’s out on the one revealed underneath the Denver Airport). — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

The app has become the largest livestream shopping platform outside of Asia, offering an interactive format where sellers display items for sale via livestream, allowing customers to bid for and ask questions about the products. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix are setting prices in a market where AI customers and consumer-device makers bid against each other for the same wafers, and the AI customers pay more. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Johnson County elections Mike Kelly, the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners in Johnson County, led the field in his reelection bid with 56% of the vote. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Several other groups are competing for the London franchise, with PIF previously expected to bid. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Those attending the gala will also have the chance to bid on private vineyard visits, rare bottles, and exclusive tastings via the Golden Vines Charity Auction. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

The change set off a free-for-all this time around, as a dozen states bid for the chance to vote first. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

After graduating from Butte High School in 2003, the budding talent immediately bid adieu to his tough past and moved to Los Angeles. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 30 July 2026