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

In the current market, buying more is not necessarily the answer; buying better is. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

The American Dream, in this sense, moved from production to consumption, from homesteaders growing crops to homeowners buying appliances. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Many of the varieties florists use are imported, and buying wholesale doesn’t necessarily mean getting flowers for a fraction of their retail price. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Liu’s mother would influence her middle son’s future art career in another important way, buying him books and magazines about art, some of which introduced him to the work of figures like Diego Rivera and Andy Warhol. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

As prices at high street shops continue to soar, polling from Ocado has found that more than two thirds (69%) of professionals think buying lunch out is too expensive. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Isaac Ketcham moved to Grand Junction, Colorado, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, two years ago with the goal of buying a home. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Given the pace of model development, buying dedicated hardware for most AI workloads can create unnecessary rigidity. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Its court filing in the Spirit bankruptcy proceedings describes a fast-moving data-buying operation. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026