INVESTS Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words

invests

verb

present tense third-person singular of invest

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

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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

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as in enables

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

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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

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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

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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

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as in wraps

to surround or cover closely nightfall invested the land

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Recent Examples of invests Mamdani said his plan invests billions in new affordable housing production, and protects tenants from bad landlords. —

Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 26 May 2026 For example, a retirement saver who earns $100,000 a year and invests $20,000 annually would save 20% of their income. —

Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026 Unlike the head of a company who invests his money and has decision rights, Musk faced a motivated government apparatus ready to resist with armies of lawyers, lobbyists, contractors and congressional allies whose livelihoods depend on the status quo. —

Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2026 The company invests significantly in that innovation, running two to four training classes per week for agents, most of which are certified to meet continuing education requirements set by the Colorado Real Estate Commission. —

Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 13 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 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

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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026