Antonyms for Buy
baɪbuy

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1. buyverb

   Antonyms:
   sale

2. buyverb

   Antonyms:
   sell, vend

   Synonyms:
   purchase

3. buyverb

   Antonyms:
   pitch, disbelieve, reject

   Synonyms:
   accept, take on, believe, swallow

4. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   make a buy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. buy

   Buy and purchase are close synonyms, signifying to obtain or secure as one's own by paying or promising to pay a price; in numerous cases the two words are freely interchangeable, but with the difference usually found between words of Saxon and those of French or Latin origin. The Saxon buy is used for all the homely and petty concerns of common life, the French purchase is often restricted to transactions of more dignity; yet the Saxon word buy is commonly more emphatic, and in the higher ranges of thought appeals more strongly to the feelings. One may either buy or purchase fame, favor, honor, pleasure, etc., but when our feelings are stirred we speak of victory or freedom as dearly bought. "Buy the truth, and sell it not" (Prov. xxiii, 23) would be greatly weakened by the rendering "Purchase the truth, and do not dispose of it." Compare BUSINESS; GET; PRICE; SALE.

   Antonyms:
   barter, dispose of, exchange, put to sale, sell

   Synonyms:
   acquire, bargain for, barter for, get, obtain, procure, purchase, secure

   Preposition:
   Purchase at a price; at a public sale; of or from a person; for cash; with money; on time.

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1. buy

   Antonyms:
   sell, vend, hawk, retail

   Synonyms:
   purchase, bribe, subsidize, suborn

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Believe
   • Commerce
   • Crime
   • Get
   • Pay

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. bargain, buy, stealverb

   an advantageous purchase

   "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   deal, bargain, buy, steal

2. buy, purchaseverb

   obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

   "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, buy, bribe

3. bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palmsverb

   make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, pervert, spoil, vitiate, deprave, debauch, purchase, subvert, profane, defile, sully, debase, misdirect, demoralise, corrupt, taint, demoralize, buy, cloud, bribe

4. buyverb

   be worth or be capable of buying

   "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

5. buyverb

   acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

   "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

6. buyverb

   accept as true

   "I can't buy this story"

   Antonyms:
   sell

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

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1. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   purchase

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1. auction

   Submitted by anonymous on November 21, 2019  

How to use Buy in a sentence?

1. Ayman Soliman:

   So far, six companies submitted offers to the Electricity Holding company to buy shares in the Siemens power plant.

2. Reuters The singer:

   I have every Beyoncé record, I have Destiny’s Child, I’ve seen her [ five ] times in concert, so I'm just a giant fan. I actually got to meet her briefly at the American Airlines center last year. I just love her, and I will always buy every record she makes, but I still love B’Day the most.

3. Jeff Shefchik:

   Right now there is no way we could buy a natural gas truck.

4. Michael McIntyre:

   I have over 50 for this Saturday class and approximately the same amount for the Sunday class, and I normally have approximately seven, we actually had two people buy guns here who were actually in the Walmart on the day of the shooting. The other people are just saying, 'Hey, you know I want to be able to protect myself in the event of something going on.'.

5. Bagore Bathily:

   If I could start a dairy industry that will buy milk from the local farmers and make products that consumers will like, we could create something sustainable.

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