BIDDEN Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

bidden

verb

variants or bid also bade

past participle of bid

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

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as in invited

to request the presence or participation of as company president, I bid you all to come to our annual holiday party!

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Recent Examples of bidden The actress bid farewell to the series with the show’s finale in May 2026, after more than 10 years playing Claire Fraser on the Starz series. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 The former reality television worker who lives in North Hollywood shows off a neon-green watch in a live video as viewers bid on her rapid-fire offers. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, the 39-year-old Messi is set to bid farewell to international soccer after 21 years, 125 goals, two Copa América titles and a World Cup championship. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, 39-year-old Messi bid farewell to international soccer after 21 years, 126 goals, two Copa América titles, and a World Cup championship, scoring a penalty and setting up Argentina's other two goals for a 3-0 victory over Benin. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Parker bid her character an emotional farewell on social media when the spinoff ended. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax credit that helped bring down the cost of electric vehicles. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors said Arshpreet Singh, from March 2024 through June 2025, and his co-conspirators purchased or fraudulently used real trucking companies to bid on shipping contracts. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Check the new rate and future raises But the county’s 27-year-old wage floor will disappear gradually as existing contracts expire and the work is put back out to bid. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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In some reports, customers said the salesperson instructed them to authorize charges flagged by their bank as potentially fraudulent.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
The attack sparked a wave of criticism from European officials, just weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron instructed lawmakers to draft a new protection plan against the growing threat of cyberattacks in the country, and beyond.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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