PAYING (UP) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

paying up 1 of 2

noun

as in paying off

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paying up

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pay up

as in paying

to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repudiating

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The provision says the members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization who voted in May to rescind support for the toll lane project have 90 days to reverse their position to avoid paying up. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 The Redevelopment Commission on Thursday authorized paying up to $35,000 to buy a partial parcel to extend the road being created in front of Portage Mall south beyond the Stone Quarry and possibly as far south as Central Avenue. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 With stock indexes now holding more semiconductors than ever, perhaps this month's whipsaw has investors paying up for hedges. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 And the Packers felt the burn last year, paying up in August to trade for All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons only for the 26-year-old to suffer an ACL tear — his first — four months later. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Depending on the product, shoppers were paying up to 23% more than other shoppers for identical items. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Packing too many could mean paying extra luggage fees, but packing too few could mean paying up to 30 percent extra for a book at the airport. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026 Under the settlement, one of the largest to come out of an FTC action, Amazon is paying up to $51 to eligible customers. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying up

Noun

Fees SoFi Small Business Loan borrowers won’t pay an application fee, origination fee or any prepayment penalties for paying off their loan early.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Earlier this year, Oklo announced a power agreement with Meta that included prepayment provisions designed to support project development.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026

Definition of prepayment

Verb

Rather than paying the Cuban government agency that runs medical missions, Calabria signed individual contracts with the doctors and makes deposits in their Italian bank accounts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying

Noun

Here’s a breakdown, and what student loan borrowers should know about the new repayment plan options.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Mortgage lending involves long repayment periods and exposure to various risks, factors that lenders may consider when pricing loans.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of repayment

Verb

Administrators at the school say a shift in focus to technical training and career readiness is paying off, with more students not only staying in school but graduating on time.

— Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Tuchel’s focus on his positioning, constantly tweaking his in-game setup to bring the best out of Bellingham, is paying off.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of paying off

Noun

And for more than a decade, advocacy for primary care reimbursement reform has proceeded as though specialists on the other side of that ledger were simply obstacles to overcome, rather than providers whose services patients also need.

— Christopher P. Childers, STAT, 10 July 2026
The committee ultimately rejected Johnson’s millionaire-tax proposal and his property tax relief question while advancing his proposal seeking federal reimbursement for immigration enforcement costs.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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