Synonyms of invest

invest

verb

1

as in to suffuse

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle

invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuse
• infuse
• imbue
• inoculate
• inculcate
• fill
• steep
• flood
• charge
• endue
• plant
• animate
• invigorate
• ingrain
• enliven
• overwhelm
• instill
• drown
• saturate
• impregnate
• leaven
• submerge
• permeate
• pervade
• inundate
• implant
• deluge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprive
• divest
• take (away)
• eliminate
• remove
• strip
• clear
• empty

2

as in to gift

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute

a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gift
• endow
• bless
• equip
• provide
• favor
• endue
• supply
• empower
• enable
• will
• enrich
• clothe
• grant
• enhance
• confer (on)
• bestow (on or upon)
• award
• bequeath
• heighten
• cover
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divest
• strip
• drain
• deplete
• exhaust
• dispossess
• stint
• skimp

3

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to

invested him with power of attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enable
• empower
• authorize
• qualify
• permit
• allow
• certify
• license
• entitle
• warrant
• charter
• vest
• approve
• accredit
• commission
• endorse
• install
• initiate
• let
• affirm
• validate
• sanction
• inaugurate
• confirm
• induct
• OK
• privilege
• instate
• enfranchise
• swear in
• clear
• credential

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• disqualify
• stop
• discourage
• exclude
• deny
• hinder
• inhibit
• impede
• constrain
• shut out
• disallow
• obstruct
• block
• hold back
• prohibit
• ban
• bar
• forbid
• enjoin
• veto
• disenfranchise
• disbar
• outlaw
• disfranchise
• proscribe
• interdict

4

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• habit
• costume
• rig (out)
• apparel
• toilet
• garment
• deck (out)
• wrap
• attire
• gown
• get up
• array
• suit
• furnish
• drape
• bedeck
• garb
• dress up
• equip
• enrobe
• tog (up or out)
• vesture
• robe
• jacket
• caparison
• do up
• tailor
• uniform
• outfit
• vest
• mantle
• cloak
• huddle
• swaddle
• hap
• swathe
• frock
• dress down
• habilitate
• enswathe
• accoutre
• bedight
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• disrobe
• undress
• divest
• uncover
• unveil
• untruss
• unclothe
• denude
• undrape

5

as in to induct

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies

the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• induct
• inaugurate
• install
• initiate
• seat
• baptize
• receive
• instate
• enlist
• consecrate
• enroll
• accept
• enshrine
• admit
• swear in
• take in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• can
• terminate
• fire
• discharge
• muster out

6

as in to besiege

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication

the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besiege
• encircle
• attack
• beleaguer
• blockade
• lay siege to
• assault
• cut off
• insulate
• isolate
• confine
• leaguer
• barricade
• dam
• block
• assail
• beset
• quarantine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberate
• release
• rescue
• free
• emancipate

7

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely

nightfall invested the land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrap
• enclose
• envelop
• encase
• involve
• shroud
• encompass
• embrace
• bosom
• embed
• muffle
• encircle
• enwrap
• drape
• enfold
• enshroud
• mantle
• embower
• veil
• swathe
• embosom
• circumfuse
• lap
• enswathe
• cocoon
• bower
• cloak
• curtain
• circle
• disguise
• overlay
• swaddle
• camouflage
• blanket
• mask
• overspread
• enwind
• enlace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expose
• strip
• bare
• denude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invest

Many companies are investing heavily in AI but seeing little measurable productivity improvement, because their tools optimize work within individual functions rather than across them. — Seth Zimmerman, Harvard Business Review, 21 Oct. 2026

Paying for playtime directly like this evokes images of old arcades, where players would invest a quarter or two (in 20th century dollars) often for just a few minutes of gameplay. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

The only real way to determine which important findings are robust is to invest the money and effort required for replication itself. — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

One of the largest bus manufacturers in the United States is planning to invest around $300 million in a new manufacturing facility in Georgia's Peach County. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026