Synonyms of buy

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verb (1)

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
• merchandize
• 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
• oil the palm of
• motivate
• subvert
• tamper (with)
• spur
• oil the hand of
• grease the palm 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 on
• set store by
• account
• presume
• assume
• suppose
• deduce
• infer
• accredit
• conclude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

buy

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noun (1)

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
• snip
• bonus
• clearance
• premium
• present
• closeout
• markdown
• giveaway
• windfall
• freebee
• cheapie
• freebie
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

buys

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of buy

1

as in purchases

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

• purchases
• takes
• gets
• obtains
• acquires
• wins
• procures
• picks up
• cops
• secures
• garners
• gains
• pays (for)
• offers
• deals (for)
• finances
• exchanges (for)
• negotiates (about)
• springs (for)
• bids
• bargains (with)
• trades (for)
• haggles (for)
• barters (for)
• repurchases
• palters (with)
• chaffers (with)
• rebuys
• dickers (over)
• horse-trades (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sells
• deals (in)
• markets
• retails
• merchandizes
• merchandises
• vends

2

as in bribes

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribes
• seduces
• has
• lures
• entices
• persuades
• provokes
• pays off
• tempts
• corrupts
• poisons
• gets at
• squares
• induces
• motivates
• subverts
• taints
• debases
• stimulates
• demeans
• spurs
• degrades
• debauches
• dishonors
• oils the palm of
• tampers (with)
• prostitutes
• greases the palm of
• defiles
• leads on
• warps
• abases
• baits
• oils the hand of
• fixes
• profanes
• beguiles
• allures
• traps
• perverts
• depraves
• goads
• greases the hand of
• flatters
• snares

3

as in believes

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

• believes
• accepts
• takes
• understands
• trusts
• swallows
• credits
• sets store on
• sets store by
• assumes
• accounts
• presumes
• accredits
• supposes
• deduces
• infers
• concludes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• disbelieves
• discredits
• suspects
• distrusts
• doubts
• questions
• challenges
• mistrusts
• disputes
• misdoubts

buys

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noun (2)

plural of buy

as in bargains

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

• bargains
• deals
• steals
• gifts
• pennyworth
• snips
• pennyworths
• presents
• bonuses
• clearances
• premiums
• closeouts
• markdowns
• freebies
• giveaways
• windfalls
• freebees
• cheapies
• boons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• overcharges
• markups
• luxuries
• rip-offs
• surcharges
• extravagances

Phrases Containing buy

• buy it
• buy the farm