Synonyms of buy

buy 1 of 2

verb

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buy

Verb

The promise is that these agents can autonomously act on users’ behalves, from answering emails and sending invoices to booking flights and buying clothes. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Some fans even moved in, buying $100,000 homes or renting $380-per-month apartments in surrounding subdivisions. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Noun

Fitzgerald draws the whole class map into the geography—East Egg, where the old money summers, and West Egg across the bay, where Gatsby’s new fortune buys a mansion but never quite buys in. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Amazon In a research note on September 30, Rosenblatt analyst Scott Devitt reiterated a buy rating on e-commerce and cloud computing platform Amazon (AMZN), raising his price target to $360 from $335. — CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing buy

• buy it
• buy the farm