INVESTS Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words

invests

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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 In revisiting that story here, Stanton taps into fresh reserves of emotion and also invests the simple, familiar image of a tire swing dangling from a tree with a vast totemic significance. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026 The company invests heavily in identifying candidates whose skills, work style, and professional outlook align with the specific client they’re being hired for, not just the role in the abstract. —

William Jones, USA Today, 18 June 2026 Nearly half say their company invests more in AI than in coaching people managers. —

Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Meanwhile, Hanks invests the vulnerable but stubborn Woody with a delectable senior resilience. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 June 2026 Like the other three majors, Wimbledon invests its money in tournament infrastructure and grassroots tennis as well as player prize money. —

Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 June 2026 And the country invests heavily in sporting infrastructure with high level of state investment at the local and national level. —

Laurent Dubois, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 Ramirez, never more engaging, invests an attractive and more carefree alternative, while Farthing may be less exciting but still someone who clearly loves Ivy, despite a rockier relationship that nevertheless is a viable path to take. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 June 2026 The United States invests nearly $30 billion in public funds annually in graduate medical education, primarily via Medicare. —

Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 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