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

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

The Uptown building is only the latest addition to his portfolio as Antetokounmpo’s family invests heavily in real estate — for instance, buying a pair of apartment buildings in Brooklyn last November. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 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

Massachusetts similarly invests heavily in early intervention programs and therapies that help children with disabilities participate fully in school and community life. —Victoria Mejicanos, Time, 7 Jan. 2026

The property works to protect and regenerate a 10-acre woodland on the property and invests money into local communities and projects, including social funding for families and animal rearing. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026