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

As Microsoft invests much of its resources into everything AI, a struggling consumer business with a difficult future doesn’t necessarily seem like a good fit for the company. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026

Each year, the company invests hundreds of millions of dollars into attractions guests already know and love. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Netflix currently invests €250 million per year in French series, documentaries and films. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

The next phase of supply chain performance won’t be defined by who invests the most. — Brittany Caskey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The deal also represented an innovative use of the US International Development Finance Corporation, which invests taxpayer money in private-sector projects that serve US interests but need help to be financially viable. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 25 June 2026

Youngwood’s job is to make the financial case for that bet, determining how aggressively the company invests and shaping the investor narrative around the results. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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