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

Meanwhile, more than 20 existing basketball and soccer clubs submitted bids in June for NBA Europe that came in at $500 million or higher. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The regime will extinguish dissent, bids for reform, and any networks that strive to operate or even seem to operate beyond the state’s control. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 Ingordo bids aggressively, but a Japanese gentleman next to him, his phone pressed to his ear the entire time, one-ups him. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Kansas City has bids in for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 In addition to the Air Jordan sneakers, The Realest is also auctioning a game-worn and signed Bryant jersey from the 2003-04 NBA season, with bids already surpassing $780,000 as of publishing. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Doeren built a consistent winner, with the Wolfpack securing 11 bowl bids with eight of those teams reaching eight or nine wins — including a 9-4 mark against rival North Carolina. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Democratic challenger Roy Cooper is relatively popular in the state after two successful bids for governor and has fundraised millions more than Whatley. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Each has previously made failed bids for federal office in Idaho. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

With drooping eyebrows, Hollywell bids farewell and invites me to hang out again tomorrow. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 The older man, plagued by an unknown illness, requests the narrator bury him and return to the location later, but bids him not to tell others of his death. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026 Jesus bids Simon to launch the ship farther out in the sea and let down the nets. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bids

Noun

If multiple attempts to form a government fail, Israel faces a new election early next year.

— CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened at the end of September in South Los Angeles, after a more than eight-year construction process and failed attempts by the Star Wars creator who funded it to site it in Chicago or San Francisco.

— Nicholas Clairmont, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of attempts

Verb

His devotion ultimately requires him to submit to Rama; this is particularly evident when Rama orders him to abandon Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … COURT ORDER — Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in his $10B defamation lawsuit against BBC.

— , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of orders

Verb

On his latest solo album, the Tonstartssbandht guitarist/vocalist crafts a serene, psychedelic opus that invites us to become immersed.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
That’s left a vacuum that invites endless speculation and interpretation of what’s happening out of view.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of invites

Verb

The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday morning, after Tinkler Mendez instructs them on the law.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Its facilitator handbook encourages children to share their pronouns and instructs adults to use gender-neutral language.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026