Synonyms of buy

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verb (1)

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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buy

Verb

Wealthier shoppers are still buying premium foods and ingredients, but lower-income shoppers are stressed. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025

In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be bought online. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025

Noun

The sunscreen comes in two shade options at Amazon (for fair-to-medium or deeper skin tones) and avoids all the typical, less-than-ideal attributes of comparable beauty buys. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025

Klarna made a solid debut on the New York Stock Exchange, with shares of the Swedish buy now, pay later company rising nearly 15%, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings this year. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Verb

Mayhoola for Investments buys 100 percent of Balmain. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025

Imagine knowing a fan has attended five shows in a year, loves heavy metal, drinks mocktails and always buys merch. —Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

Noun

The arts and crafts superstore has some major must-buys for decorating and organizing. —Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025

Our sales strategy was to push for big pre-buys, using rough cut clips. —Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

Phrases Containing buy

• buy it
• buy the farm