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

People are buying chore coats that actually look like they’ve been used for the namesake—the more beat-up the better. — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026

American motorists are buying $4 gas on Labor Day weekend for the first time in history, a fuel analyst reports. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

However, buying another computer will not make your accounts untouchable. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Darch started her railroad activism when Canadian National proposed buying the EJ&E in 2007. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

According to an industry report by Luminate, the first half of 2026 saw a 16 percent surge in CD sales — and you might be surprised by who’s buying them. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026

Ohio State, fresh off winning a national title with a twenty-million-dollar payroll, kept on buying separation from most of its peers. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

While much of the value creation is owed to how well coach Luis Enrique has developed players sourced by sporting director Luis Campos, selling is undoubtedly harder than buying. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

And despite several headlines that consumers are buying fewer sneakers in lieu of dressier options, retailers are seeing growth in multiple segments of the men’s shoe market. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026