Synonyms of bidding

bidding 1 of 2

noun

as in charging

Related Words

• charging
• instruction
• dictation
• forbidding
• banning
• direction
• enjoining
• prohibition
• decreeing
• outlawing
• prohibiting
• barring
• interdiction
• proscription
• proscribing
• suppression
• deterrence
• interdicting
• discouragement
• repression
• dissuading
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• force

Dissimilar Words

• approval
• permission
• allowance
• support
• endorsement
• sanction
• license
• authorization
• promotion
• clearance
• toleration
• sufferance
• submission
• encouragement
• compliance
• obedience

bidding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bid

1

as in ordering

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordering
• instructing
• telling
• asking
• commanding
• begging
• directing
• enjoining
• charging
• advising
• adjuring
• requesting
• petitioning
• warning
• bossing (around)
• appointing
• requiring
• authorizing
• commissioning
• beseeching
• forcing
• entreating
• controlling
• managing
• supervising
• conducting
• assigning
• overseeing
• leading
• coercing
• compelling
• obliging
• counseling
• superintending
• constraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• obeying
• observing
• keeping
• complying (with)
• minding

2

as in inviting

to request the presence or participation of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inviting
• asking
• soliciting
• summoning
• calling
• beckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bidding

Noun

After a bidding war, A24 UK landed the screen options and plans to turn the book into a miniseries with Silver serving as an executive producer. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

The city defended its process, saying the contract was for professional services rather than construction, so the state’s strict public bidding rules did not apply. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The settlements also proposed prohibiting the companies from communicating with competitors about bidding strategies, among other restrictions, per the DOJ. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

The legal drama, which attached Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, triggered a bidding war won by Paramount+ with a straight-to-series order. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

One involved American Learner Tien, with the 20-year-old bidding to become the youngest American male quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick in 2002. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Initiating a competitive bidding process should not be seen as a vote against Recology Davis, Councilmember Josh Chapman said. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Kitchen has seen some properties pushed even higher than that as sales frequently turn into bidding wars. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

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

Summary Credit bidding allows judgment creditors to acquire debtor assets at judicial sales by bidding a portion of their outstanding judgment, rather than cash. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The crowd stood and shared in the moving moment, bidding a beloved star farewell. — Chris Parton, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

The liquidation of Broward’s Spirit Airlines has moved into a new phase, with tech giants bidding millions for massive troves of internal company data to help train artificial intelligence. — Jeff Kleinma, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Tim Curry is going home, and his Rocky Horror Picture Show castmates are bidding him a grand farewell. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026