Synonyms of paying

paying 1 of 3

adjective

as in profitable

yielding a profit

finally found a paying job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• profitable
• lucrative
• worthwhile
• economic
• gainful
• remunerative
• beneficial
• juicy
• moneymaking
• money-spinning
• rewarding
• fat
• favorable
• useful
• advantageous
• bankable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unprofitable
• unfavorable
• disadvantageous

paying

2 of 3

noun

as in payment

the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services

the actual shopping was quick, but with the long lines, paying for the stuff seemed to take forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payment
• giving
• compensation
• remittance
• repayment
• remuneration
• disbursement
• rendering
• remitment
• reimbursement
• tendering
• prepayment
• overpayment
• paying up
• paying off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpayment
• underpayment

paying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of pay

1

as in compensating

to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received

we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensating
• repaying
• reimbursing
• refunding
• remunerating
• recompensing
• remitting
• prepaying
• paying off
• paying up
• requiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffing

2

as in meeting

to give what is owed for

you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• balancing
• settling
• standing
• discharging
• clearing
• paying off
• liquidating
• footing
• quitting
• springing (for)
• recompensing
• paying up
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

3

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment

rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• giving
• disbursing
• expending
• laying out
• dropping
• outlaying
• shelling out
• wasting
• forking (over, out, or up)
• lavishing
• squandering
• raining
• blowing
• running through
• dissipating
• throwing away
• frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saving
• making
• earning
• acquiring
• securing
• realizing
• gaining
• procuring
• winning
• hoarding
• laying up
• caching
• garnering

4

as in giving

to produce as revenue

an investment paying six percent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giving
• yielding
• returning
• providing
• supplying
• bearing
• affording
• furnishing
• bringing in
• netting
• paying off

5

as in employing

to provide with a paying job

pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employing
• hiring
• recruiting
• placing
• engaging
• retaining
• enlisting
• assuming
• signing (up or on)
• feeing
• taking on
• laying on
• jobbing
• promoting
• rehiring
• contracting
• partnering
• subcontracting
• upgrading
• re-employing
• apprenticing
• reemploying
• re-engaging
• reengaging
• keeping (on)
• scouting
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• discharging
• firing
• sacking
• canning
• axing
• laying off
• locking out
• furloughing