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 Donovan is known for his approach as a player-first coach who invests deeply in the development of individuals on and off the court. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Segel makes Dan a bitterly perceptive geek, out of his depth but eager to prove himself, while Weaving invests Lisa with a snappishness that only camouflages her pain. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 Fink’s firm, which has made recent forays into private markets, invests heavily in real estate. —

Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments. —

Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 The Legislature took a huge step towards securing our water future by passing HJR 7, which invests $1 billion a year to protect our water infrastructure. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Chubb invests more than $1 billion annually in technology. —

Kevin J. Conlan, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026 By contrast, Netflix invests significantly in high-quality content. —

Hal Singer, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 Once a state invests this much legislative energy into infrastructure, medical cannabis becomes durable, and workplace policies that treat it as fringe start to look increasingly out of step. —

Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology.

— Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Fredericksburg, Texas Located in the Texas Hill Country with a population just shy of 12,000, Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by German immigrants—and that heritage suffuses the town's food, architecture, and culture today.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026