Synonyms of vested

vested 1 of 2

adjective

as in invested

Related Words

• invested
• clothed
• robed
• suited
• dressed
• clad
• garbed
• attired
• covered
• arrayed
• appareled
• caparisoned
• veiled
• rigged (out)
• decked (out)
• tricked (out)
• decent

Dissimilar Words

• stripped
• naked
• bare
• raw
• bottomless
• nude
• unclothed
• undressed
• unclad
• topless
• disrobed
• peeled
• mother-naked
• starkers
• au naturel
• denuded
• seminude

vested

2 of 2

verb

past tense of vest

1

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to

"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• empowered
• authorized
• qualified
• invested
• licensed
• entitled
• permitted
• commissioned
• chartered
• certified
• accredited
• allowed
• warranted
• approved
• endorsed
• affirmed
• sanctioned
• confirmed
• installed
• validated
• inducted
• initiated
• credentialed
• let
• inaugurated
• privileged
• enfranchised
• cleared
• instated
• swore in
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• excluded
• denied
• prevented
• stopped
• barred
• constrained
• blocked
• disallowed
• hindered
• inhibited
• shut out
• discouraged
• obstructed
• impeded
• banned
• prohibited
• held back
• enjoined
• forbade
• proscribed
• disfranchised
• vetoed
• disenfranchised
• outlawed
• disbarred
• interdicted

2

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• left
• transferred
• entrusted
• delegated
• gave
• relinquished
• delivered
• passed
• committed
• granted
• confided
• transmitted
• recommended
• consigned
• commended
• trusted
• loaned
• conferred
• reposed
• assigned
• turned over
• handed over
• bequeathed
• divided
• distributed
• submitted
• lent
• dispensed
• gave over
• furnished
• surrendered
• supplied
• dispersed
• dealt (out)
• willed
• turned in
• handed down
• handed in
• released
• yielded
• advanced
• handed on
• recommitted
• retransferred
• retransmitted
• redelivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• retained
• kept
• reserved
• owned
• withheld
• possessed
• received
• accepted
• occupied
• detained
• took
• held back
• took in
• took over

3

as in granted

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• granted
• conferred
• awarded
• provided
• gave
• accorded
• presented
• offered
• bestowed
• assigned
• contributed
• supplied
• furnished
• showed
• donated
• allocated
• appointed
• extended
• appropriated
• designated
• named
• proffered
• set
• fixed
• dubbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoked
• repealed
• called
• recalled
• rescinded
• dropped
• called off
• aborted
• abrogated
• nullified
• annulled
• invalidated
• voided
• withdrew
• retracted
• wrote off
• took back
• recanted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vested

Adjective

The latter believed South Carolina had the right as a state to opt out of federal laws that were not in its vested interest. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

With a talent race on in this field, Cyera recently started a program to help retain high-performing teams by offering employees an opportunity to sell a portion of their vested shares. — Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026

Verb

Employees’ own contributions are always immediately vested. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026

In their own way, they were vested in our community. — Niki Donohue, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026

Phrases Containing vested

• vested interest