Synonyms of invests

invests

verb

present tense third-person singular of invest

1

as in suffuses

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

• suffuses
• infuses
• imbues
• inculcates
• inoculates
• fills
• floods
• animates
• enlivens
• overwhelms
• instills
• invigorates
• plants
• endues
• ingrains
• charges
• drowns
• leavens
• permeates
• saturates
• pervades
• steeps
• impregnates
• submerges
• inundates
• implants
• deluges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• divests
• empties
• removes
• clears
• eliminates
• strips
• takes (away)

2

as in endows

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

• endows
• blesses
• gifts
• equips
• provides
• favors
• endues
• empowers
• supplies
• enriches
• enables
• enhances
• grants
• clothes
• heightens
• confers (on)
• bestows (on or upon)
• awards
• covers
• bequeaths
• accords
• wills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divests
• strips
• drains
• depletes
• exhausts
• dispossesses
• skimps
• stints

3

as in enables

to give official or legal power to

invested him with power of attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enables
• empowers
• authorizes
• qualifies
• certifies
• accredits
• entitles
• permits
• allows
• licenses
• warrants
• endorses
• approves
• vests
• commissions
• affirms
• confirms
• charters
• initiates
• validates
• installs
• inaugurates
• credentials
• inducts
• lets
• sanctions
• instates
• clears
• OKs
• privileges
• enfranchises
• swears in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevents
• denies
• disqualifies
• excludes
• discourages
• inhibits
• hinders
• impedes
• obstructs
• blocks
• stops
• constrains
• disallows
• prohibits
• bans
• forbids
• shuts out
• holds back
• bars
• proscribes
• enjoins
• disenfranchises
• vetoes
• disbars
• disfranchises
• outlaws
• interdicts

4

as in clothes

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

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• habits
• wraps
• enrobes
• attires
• garments
• decks (out)
• furnishes
• bedecks
• apparels
• rigs (out)
• suits
• garbs
• toilets
• gets up
• togs (up or out)
• drapes
• gowns
• robes
• caparisons
• equips
• arrays
• vestures
• dresses up
• does up
• jackets
• tailors
• vests
• cloaks
• swaddles
• outfits
• mantles
• enswathes
• huddles
• frocks
• uniforms
• swathes
• habilitates
• haps
• dresses down
• underdresses
• accoutres
• bedights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• uncovers
• divests
• unveils
• denudes
• unclothes
• disarrays
• untrusses
• undrapes

5

as in inaugurates

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

• inaugurates
• inducts
• installs
• initiates
• baptizes
• receives
• instates
• seats
• enlists
• enshrines
• enrolls
• consecrates
• accepts
• admits
• swears in
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminates
• cans
• fires
• discharges
• musters out

6

as in besieges

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

• besieges
• encircles
• attacks
• blockades
• assaults
• beleaguers
• lays siege to
• insulates
• assails
• leaguers
• isolates
• cuts off
• blocks
• besets
• barricades
• confines
• dams
• quarantines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• releases
• rescues
• emancipates

7

as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

nightfall invested the land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• envelops
• encloses
• shrouds
• encases
• encompasses
• involves
• embraces
• embeds
• enfolds
• muffles
• encircles
• enwraps
• enshrouds
• drapes
• swathes
• mantles
• bowers
• embowers
• embosoms
• enswathes
• veils
• circumfuses
• laps
• cocoons
• cloaks
• bosoms
• camouflages
• circles
• curtains
• disguises
• swaddles
• blankets
• overlays
• masks
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• bares
• strips
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invests

Early Literacy Act invests millions, makes kindergarten mandatory One of the most significant measures signed into law is the Georgia Early Literacy Act. —La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 May 2026

The treasurer’s office, among other things, invests state money to secure interest income. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 4 May 2026

The state treasurer manages the state’s Pooled Money Investment Account, which invests monies on behalf of state government and local jurisdictions and allocates state bond financing for projects related to education, infrastructure, the environment or affordable housing. —Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Amazon invests up to $25 billion into Anthropic. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Fasanara, which mostly invests on behalf of pension funds, insurance companies, banks and other large institutional players, isn’t trying to write checks to blue-chip sports assets. —Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026

BlackRock invests on behalf of institutional clients such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, governments, and foundations. —Bydebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026

Given that Hathaway plays Mary not as an entitled diva but a tremulous mess, at risk of being consumed by her public image, the drama invests heavily in the possession and exorcism aspects. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

But Zanoni said water rates may eventually double as the city invests roughly $1 billion on infrastructure — costs that some argue will disproportionately benefit industry and make life for residents more expensive. —ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026