INVESTING Synonyms: 249 Similar and Opposite Words

investing

verb

present participle of invest

as in suffusing

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight

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as in gifting

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place

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as in enabling

to give official or legal power to invested him with power of attorney

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as in clothing

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award

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as in inducting

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen

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as in besieging

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell

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as in wrapping

to surround or cover closely nightfall invested the land

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Recent Examples of investing The Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists. — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Index funds lowered the barriers to entry, making investing easy and cheap and helped encourage people to invest earlier. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Companies are investing, supply is low and stock prices are high, these companies are evidence of that. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Venture capital is responding by investing heavily in hospitality technology, particularly property management systems, which attracted over $1 billion. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Now, Tokyo is investing elsewhere to shore up future supplies. — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 That includes federal funds as well as states investing more money directly to school districts to make their own decisions on how to invest in school safety, DePaoli said. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Wagering on whether the Huskies cover the spread on Saturday is not investing, no matter how sleek the interface. — Emily Stack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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The viral moment became a topic of conversation for weeks after the show wrapped, with Rausch also gifting her a Birkin Bag as an apology for betraying her on the show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
It can be seen across fine jewelry, bridal jewelry, everyday accessories and even gifting categories.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gifting

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Chaparral features interchangeable cargo pods, enabling operators to adapt the aircraft for different missions without altering its core platform.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The league leveraged a brand partnership with a wireless provider to create a club that helped balance the schedule for everyone else, enabling other teams to have an equal number of home and road games.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enabling

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Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

Definition of clothing

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Snoop also had the honor of inducting Pac into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
As the son of a Bears legend, Payton grew up in the public eye, inducting his father into the NFL Hall of Fame as a 12-year-old in 1993.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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Israeli police have not announced any arrests or charges against any settler allegedly involved in besieging the Palestinian homes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the incident.

— Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Israeli settlers have been besieging homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra for more than a week, with the Israeli military failing to end the violent intimidation campaign.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

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As foundation models continue to improve, however, simply wrapping an interface around a large language model will become increasingly difficult to differentiate.

— Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Looking down from the steep glass enclosure wrapping the ethereal oculus is like peering down from a cliff.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrapping

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That series single-handedly brought the reality show back from the regular-person doldrums, infusing the whodunit murder-mystery reality show with Housewives and reality TV gamers and one pilot named Pete to make the whole show sing.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Google is developing smart glasses with the affordable eyewear maker Warby Parker, and Apple is reportedly working on infusing cameras and AI into its hugely popular AirPods.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026