INVESTING Synonyms: 249 Similar and Opposite Words

investing

verb

present participle of invest

as in suffusing

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

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as in gifting

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

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as in enabling

to give official or legal power to invested him with power of attorney

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as in clothing

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

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as in inducting

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

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as in besieging

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

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as in wrapping

to surround or cover closely nightfall invested the land

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Recent Examples of investing The retail giant is investing $6 billion in its business in 2026, including its stores and team to elevate the guest experience. — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Global companies have cut thousands of jobs after investing heavily in AI, with many, primarily tech firms, pointing to higher efficiencies from the technology's rapid adoption. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 The conversation will focus on the decisions facing leaders now — what’s working, where companies are investing, and what the next media and marketing playbook looks like. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The company has been investing heavily into the business, which has held back earnings in recent quarters and, in turn, the stock. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 That’s when Moscow began investing more heavily in a low Earth orbit constellation of small communications satellites, according to Pavel Luzin, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 Right now, the market appears to be telling us that the kindergartner is ravenous and investing for the next 10 years could come with some considerable risk. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 The company hired its first community manager this year and has been investing more directly in its relationship with consumers. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Regan and his team finished drafting the initiative and began investing union funds in signature-gathering. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Spring & Mulberry Embellished Painterly Set Spring & Mulberry chocolate is notoriously good for gifting—the packaging is gorgeous, and the brand uses direct-trade, single-origin cacao and organic dates for sweetness.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
At its core, gifting expresses human relationships, and receiving an item specifically chosen from a personal wish list delivers a far better experience than a surprise generated by an algorithm.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Powering the lunar economy Cabauy believes reliable long-duration power would become one of the key enabling technologies behind a permanent human presence on the Moon.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The same day, Stripe announced Muse integration with Link, enabling instant checkout at more than 1 million businesses and use of single-use virtual cards.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

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The ceremony also caps a year in which ARIA marked its 40th anniversary with a standalone Hall of Fame event in June, inducting Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika & Linda.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
As the son of a Bears legend, Payton grew up in the public eye, inducting his father into the NFL Hall of Fame as a 12-year-old in 1993.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Houthis also made important gains inland, all but besieging the strategic city of Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, in a move that augured more Houthi advances.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Israeli police have not announced any arrests or charges against any settler allegedly involved in besieging the Palestinian homes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the incident.

— Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The gold numbering, along with a single gold racing stripe wrapping around the armholes, and a distinct gold-and-white striping pattern running down the right side of both the jersey and the shorts.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrapping

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Singh and Oppenheim spent the next few days working on the script in a Mid-City office, then Singh spent five days alone rewriting the character of Hansen, infusing a mystical, avenging-angel undertone to his character.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The addition of orzo will elevate the soup a notch, with its starch infusing the stock with richness and body.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2026