BIDDING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

bidding 1 of 2

noun

as in charging

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bidding

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verb

present participle of bid

as in ordering

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 inviting

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 bidding

Noun

Some who believe Kushner and Iger got caught up in the moment and overpaid point to the bidding war with Comcast for 21st Century Fox that Iger won for Disney in 2019. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 As of press time, bidding had only reached $15,000, suggesting there might be a deal to be had. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 Bidding for properties in June posted its strongest monthly improvement in a year, according to quarterly bidding and credit indexes released Tuesday from JLL. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 The city is building, just not for families who are increasingly finding themselves in bidding wars for what inventory is out there. — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Kiewit Corporation, the largest contractor in the state, formally withdrew from the bidding process for the project while citing the risks the city's brick sewer system posed, according to the auditor's report. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 In 2025 vaccine shortages worsened when the interim government decided to stop procuring its vaccines through UNICEF and instead tried to purchase them through a competitive bidding process before new supply chains had been established. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The team needed a solution, yet the city treated it like a bidding war. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Start the bidding frenzy, and then calmly use the time like a true fantasy veteran by reloading your plate of taquitos and refreshing your beverage. — Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

After successfully bidding $525,000 to buy the home at auction, Marchion had an attorney file paperwork in July to open the judgment on the foreclosure case. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Benson, bidding to make the team from tryout camp, soared up the depth chart. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 While bidding adieu to dirty diapers is something most parents look forward to (and some actively long for), navigating the murky waters of potty training can be intimidating, nevertheless. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 But many districts haven’t laid out best practices or recommendations for how school districts enter contracts with vendors or even bidding processes for certain tools. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Final voting for the 78th Emmys is now underway, which means The Envelope is bidding adieu to the TV awards season — and already gearing up for the film one. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The companies still funding work from sponsorship budgets are bidding against people who know what creator media is worth. — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Heavy graduation losses have taken a toll, but the Blackhawks will be bidding for a fourth straight playoff appearance for only the second time in program history. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The studios’ annual 8×10 sale returns for its 10th year on Saturday, giving visitors the chance to acquire art at a fraction of the usual price by bidding in $25 increments starting at $100. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bidding

Noun

Shared policies, standardized charging and new public chargers aim to make long-haul electric trucking viable by 2030.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The target is 300 miles (482 km) in EPA range or 600 km (373 miles) under WLTP, from the battery pack, and like the Cayenne, expect 400 kW DC fast-charging.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of charging

Verb

Odysseus ended up lashing himself to the mast and ordering his crew to plug their ears with wax.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel ‘Wicked’ Romo reinvented Blythe Street as an enforcement arm for the Mexican Mafia, directing business and ordering murders from his prison cell.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordering

Verb

So Issa decides to bring out the real Paul Baker by inviting over all his bros.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
That afternoon, the president, inside the exposition’s ornate Temple of Music, greeted members of the public, shaking hands and warmly inviting them to explore the fair.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of inviting

Noun

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
John’s hacking skills prove useful, as does the T-800’s extensive firepower—although per John’s instructions, there are zero human fatalities.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of instruction

Verb

On stage three, the Vuelta partially climbed down, restricting Jons’ access to riders and their entourage and instructing her to tone down the nature of her content.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow.

— NBC News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructing

Verb

Organizations often compete for the same experienced talent rather than asking who is creating the capability everyone wants to hire.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Four baby goats from a North Carolina mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and were euthanized, and health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with them to reach out for possible treatment.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of asking

Noun

Wispr faces serious competition from the biggest names in tech—Apple, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI—who’ve all been chasing dictation and voice in some form.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
The company envisions Vox handling dictation while MouthPad handles cursor control.

— Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dictation

Verb

Those are police officers and people up high at CPD, literally calling me, meeting with us, telling us that morale’s at an all-time low.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers, telling them to only stop at safer places.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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