Synonyms of buying

buying

verb

present participle of buy

1

as in purchasing

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

• purchasing
• taking
• getting
• obtaining
• acquiring
• procuring
• copping
• winning
• picking up
• securing
• financing
• gaining
• paying (for)
• garnering
• dealing (for)
• offering
• bargaining (with)
• springing (for)
• negotiating (about)
• exchanging (for)
• trading (for)
• repurchasing
• bidding
• haggling (for)
• rebuying
• bartering (for)
• dickering (over)
• paltering (with)
• chaffering (with)
• horse-trading (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selling
• dealing (in)
• marketing
• vending
• merchandising
• retailing

2

as in bribing

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribing
• having
• seducing
• luring
• enticing
• persuading
• corrupting
• poisoning
• provoking
• getting at
• tempting
• squaring
• paying off
• inducing
• subverting
• debauching
• dishonoring
• motivating
• tainting
• tampering (with)
• spurring
• prostituting
• oiling the hand of
• debasing
• fixing
• defiling
• degrading
• warping
• depraving
• trapping
• baiting
• stimulating
• perverting
• demeaning
• greasing the hand of
• profaning
• abasing
• alluring
• goading
• leading on
• beguiling
• snaring
• flattering

3

as in believing

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

• believing
• taking
• accepting
• understanding
• trusting
• swallowing
• crediting
• accounting
• assuming
• setting store by
• presuming
• accrediting
• deducing
• supposing
• inferring
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• questioning
• disbelieving
• suspecting
• doubting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• challenging
• disputing
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buying

None of these movies are worth buying and installing a DVD player for! — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Without his salary, Bondele says, paying rent, buying food and phone credit, covering transportation costs and paying water bills have become daily struggles. — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Decades later, the government was still buying surplus cheese and storing it in vast underground caves in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas, warehouses cool enough to hold the cheese for years without spoiling. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Like many coastal hot spots, Paraggi began as a modest fishing village, but in the early twentieth century Italian and other European industrialists began buying historic properties in the area and coming to the beach for summer holidays. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

His mother and brother had been in the process of buying a house in Abruzzo, to live near him, while his niece had planned to apply to study in Italy. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

At a base level, hope extends from buying lottery tickets to rooting for a sports team. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Haywood, of course, adds that Cinemark gives out extra popcorn to guests buying certain buckets to ensure that no one leaves the theater on an empty stomach. — Matt Minton, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

PlayStation Plus may make more sense for your wallet than buying games outright. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026