Synonyms of buying

buying

verb

present participle of buy

1

as in purchasing

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purchasing
• taking
• getting
• obtaining
• acquiring
• procuring
• copping
• winning
• picking up
• securing
• financing
• gaining
• paying (for)
• garnering
• dealing (for)
• offering
• bargaining (with)
• springing (for)
• negotiating (about)
• exchanging (for)
• trading (for)
• repurchasing
• bidding
• haggling (for)
• rebuying
• bartering (for)
• dickering (over)
• paltering (with)
• chaffering (with)
• horse-trading (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selling
• dealing (in)
• marketing
• vending
• merchandising
• retailing
• merchandizing

2

as in bribing

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribing
• having
• seducing
• luring
• enticing
• persuading
• corrupting
• poisoning
• provoking
• getting at
• tempting
• squaring
• paying off
• inducing
• subverting
• oiling the palm of
• debauching
• dishonoring
• motivating
• tainting
• spurring
• tampering (with)
• greasing the palm of
• prostituting
• oiling the hand of
• debasing
• fixing
• defiling
• degrading
• warping
• trapping
• baiting
• stimulating
• perverting
• greasing the hand of
• demeaning
• profaning
• abasing
• alluring
• goading
• depraving
• leading on
• beguiling
• snaring
• flattering

3

as in believing

to regard as right or true

if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• taking
• accepting
• understanding
• trusting
• swallowing
• crediting
• accounting
• setting store on
• assuming
• setting store by
• presuming
• accrediting
• deducing
• inferring
• supposing
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• questioning
• disbelieving
• suspecting
• doubting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• challenging
• disputing
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buying

The following year, the group made its first acquisition by buying a controlling stake in FC Como Women, which competes in Italy’s top-tier women’s soccer league, Serie A Femminile. —Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

As long as there are no other outbreaks, shoppers can expect cooler prices heading into the holiday season in addition to an abatement of egg-buying restrictions at grocery stores. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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So, if the 10-year keeps dropping, in theory mortgage rates could drop and buying a home could be a bit easier. —Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Cannon-Brookes wouldn’t specify whether Atlassian considered buying Google’s browser. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025

And sometimes, buying prepared bamboo shoots in a can is the easiest way to spruce up a dish. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Many users have reported issues buying and downloading the game across platforms due to high demand. —Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025

His mother Miuccia Prada, also understood to have been one of the main proponents of buying Versace, will not be involved in that brand’s creative process, Guerra has said. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025