Synonyms of bought

bought 1 of 2

adjective

as in store

made beforehand in large numbers

a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• store-bought
• ready-made
• off-the-shelf
• commercial
• off-the-rack
• mass-produced
• off-the-peg
• prefabricated
• ready-to-wear
• prefab
• hand-me-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• custom
• customized
• tailored
• homemade
• handmade
• custom-made
• handcrafted
• bespoken
• bespoke
• tailor-made

bought

2 of 2

verb

past tense of buy

1

as in purchased

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

• purchased
• took
• got
• copped
• obtained
• acquired
• won
• picked up
• procured
• paid (for)
• secured
• financed
• gained
• garnered
• offered
• sprung (for)
• dealt (for)
• sprang (for)
• negotiated (about)
• exchanged (for)
• traded (for)
• repurchased
• bartered (for)
• bargained (with)
• bid
• rebought
• bade
• haggled (for)
• dickered (over)
• paltered (with)
• chaffered (with)
• horse-traded (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sold
• marketed
• dealt (in)
• retailed
• merchandised
• merchandized
• vended

2

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe

there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribed
• had
• lured
• enticed
• seduced
• persuaded
• tempted
• poisoned
• paid off
• provoked
• got at
• corrupted
• squared
• induced
• spurred
• tainted
• greased the palm of
• dishonored
• subverted
• motivated
• prostituted
• oiled the palm of
• degraded
• tampered (with)
• defiled
• oiled the hand of
• demeaned
• debauched
• greased the hand of
• baited
• stimulated
• debased
• warped
• allured
• trapped
• beguiled
• profaned
• perverted
• fixed
• led on
• goaded
• depraved
• abased
• flattered
• snared

3

as in believed

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

• believed
• took
• accepted
• understood
• swallowed
• trusted
• credited
• set store on
• set store by
• accounted
• assumed
• presumed
• supposed
• deduced
• concluded
• accredited
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• suspected
• doubted
• discredited
• questioned
• distrusted
• challenged
• disbelieved
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

Examples of bought in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The chain said that refunds would be available to patrons who had pre-bought tickets. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 July 2022

Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2022