Synonyms of bought

bought 1 of 4

adjective

as in store

made beforehand in large numbers

a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• store-bought
• ready-made
• off-the-shelf
• commercial
• off-the-rack
• mass-produced
• off-the-peg
• prefabricated
• ready-to-wear
• prefab
• hand-me-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• custom
• customized
• tailored
• homemade
• handmade
• custom-made
• handcrafted
• bespoke
• tailor-made

buy

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verb (1)

ˈbī 

1

as in to purchase

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purchase
• take
• get
• obtain
• acquire
• win
• pick up
• cop
• procure
• pay (for)
• secure
• gain
• finance
• garner
• offer
• negotiate (about)
• deal (for)
• trade (for)
• exchange (for)
• bargain (with)
• bid
• spring (for)
• repurchase
• haggle (for)
• rebuy
• barter (for)
• palter (with)
• dicker (over)
• chaffer (with)
• horse-trade (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sell
• merchandise
• deal (in)
• market
• retail
• vend

2

as in to bribe

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribe
• have
• lure
• entice
• seduce
• persuade
• pay off
• get at
• poison
• tempt
• provoke
• corrupt
• square
• induce
• motivate
• subvert
• tamper (with)
• spur
• oil the hand of
• debase
• bait
• prostitute
• stimulate
• fix
• dishonor
• taint
• degrade
• lead on
• demean
• debauch
• trap
• defile
• goad
• deprave
• allure
• grease the hand of
• warp
• pervert
• abase
• beguile
• profane
• flatter
• snare

3

as in to believe

to regard as right or true

if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believe
• take
• accept
• understand
• trust
• swallow
• credit
• set store by
• account
• presume
• assume
• suppose
• deduce
• infer
• conclude
• accredit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• discredit
• doubt
• suspect
• disbelieve
• question
• distrust
• challenge
• dispute
• mistrust
• misdoubt

buy

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noun

as in steal

something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price

four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• bargain
• deal
• gift
• pennyworth
• bonus
• snip
• clearance
• present
• premium
• closeout
• giveaway
• windfall
• cheapie
• markdown
• freebie
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• overcharge
• soaking
• gouging
• markup
• luxury
• rip-off
• surcharge
• extravagance

bought

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verb (2)

past tense of buy

1

as in purchased

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purchased
• took
• got
• copped
• obtained
• acquired
• picked up
• won
• procured
• paid (for)
• secured
• financed
• gained
• garnered
• offered
• dealt (for)
• sprang (for)
• negotiated (about)
• exchanged (for)
• traded (for)
• repurchased
• bartered (for)
• bargained (with)
• rebought
• bade
• haggled (for)
• dickered (over)
• paltered (with)
• chaffered (with)
• horse-traded (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sold
• marketed
• dealt (in)
• retailed
• merchandised
• vended

2

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribed
• had
• lured
• enticed
• seduced
• persuaded
• tempted
• poisoned
• paid off
• provoked
• got at
• corrupted
• squared
• induced
• spurred
• tainted
• dishonored
• subverted
• motivated
• prostituted
• degraded
• tampered (with)
• defiled
• oiled the hand of
• demeaned
• debauched
• stimulated
• baited
• debased
• greased the hand of
• warped
• allured
• beguiled
• trapped
• profaned
• perverted
• fixed
• led on
• goaded
• depraved
• abased
• flattered
• snared

3

as in believed

to regard as right or true

if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• took
• accepted
• understood
• swallowed
• trusted
• credited
• set store by
• accounted
• assumed
• presumed
• supposed
• deduced
• concluded
• accredited
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• suspected
• doubted
• discredited
• questioned
• distrusted
• challenged
• disbelieved
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bought

Adjective

The chain said that refunds would be available to patrons who had pre-bought tickets. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 July 2022

Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2022

Verb

The coalition represents large importers that compete with Cambria, as well as small businesses like Keck's and home builders that buy quartz. —Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026

Nana bought shark and snake hand puppets as gifts for them. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026

Noun

That’s the highest percentage of buys among megacap stocks. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026

These capabilities will form an interoperable infrastructure that integrates with existing buy-side tools while establishing a consistent framework for attribution, optimization, and performance measurement across premium video. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 May 2026

Phrases Containing bought

• buy it
• buy the farm