BIDS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

bids 1 of 2

noun

plural of bid

as in attempts

an effort to do or accomplish something a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor

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bids

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bid

as in orders

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 invites

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 bids

Noun

Both public and private sector businesses invite bids for work across multiple industry portals and websites, or simply through word-of-mouth. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 This compares with 47% for Colin Allred in 2024 and 48% for Beto O’Rourke in 2018 at around the same stage in their respective bids for Senate, according to Houston Public Media. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2026 The $33 tickets have bids starting at $69 for Lincoln Square screenings on eBay, all the way up to $1,200 for a pair of seats on July 22. — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026 The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026 That began a run of three straight NCAA bids, including in 2004, when CCSU won a program record 41 games in the regular season. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 The group has placed multiple bids for ownership in the developing league, including in London; Manchester, England; and Lyon, France. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Others have teased possible runs, but have not officially confirmed bids to replace Platner. — Connor Greene, Time, 9 July 2026 The special is up for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) alongside bids for directing, production design, choreography, technical direction and camerawork, hairstyling and lighting design, among other categories. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 July 2026

Verb

Any business that bids for NBCUniversal after the Comcast split would do well to remember that. — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 The Bear’s series finale (streaming on Hulu) bids a profoundly warm farewell, Shirley Li writes. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Even so, Thomson told the committees that work will continue as the state bids out the project in four separate components. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026 Pair that with agentic AI that reads real-time traffic, weather and context and then autonomously bids and serves the highest-value ad creative in milliseconds. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 There is competition for teams in each of those markets, but not necessarily bids, according to a source. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Then, their leader holds up a hand and bids his charges halt. — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026 As Billboard proudly celebrates these internal promotions, the company also bids farewell to longtime editor in chief Hannah Karp. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026 On the title track, for instance, Wayuhi bids a catchy farewell to an ex-flame. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bids

Noun

Several attempts finished just short or caught the edge of the cup.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Trump spoke now not only to distract from his sputtering Iran war and its effects on the economy, but also because his attempts to concretely interfere with the 2026 election thus far have almost all failed.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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Verb

In one of the most memorable scenes from Homer’s 2,800-year-old poem, Odysseus ties himself to a ship mast and orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax, so as not to be lured in by the dulcet yet deadly songs of the Sirens.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Examples are a prompt that orders the LLM to provide steps for developing inhalable Anthrax spores, or, in the case of LLMs from Chinese developers, make references to the iconic Tank Man from the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of orders

Verb

Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Diranersen is what’s called an antisense oligonucleotide that doesn't attack tau buildup but instead instructs a tau-producing gene to produce less.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of instructs

Verb

Extra legroom is nice, but freedom from a seatmate is relief, and relief commands a premium.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Outside, the celebratory scene replays, almost bittersweet, as the voice of director Wash Westmoreland commands the cameras and his ensemble, now thoroughly in young adulthood, from an invisible space across the room.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026