BIDS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

bids 1 of 2

noun

plural of bid

as in attempts

an effort to do or accomplish something a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor

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bids

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bid

as in orders

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 invites

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 bids

Noun

Polls have given Massie a lead over Gallrein, who is not well known in the district, but his advantage is far smaller than in his previous reelection bids. —

Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 Wight was exempted from a competitive bidding process for the new activity center under park district code, which raised concerns with one board member who questioned whether the district should have sought bids. —

Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 This week, a City Council majority moved to form an ad hoc committee to evaluate bids for the contract and select a winner. —

Claire Wang, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 The project was advertised for construction in January, and six construction bids were received in February. —

Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026 Among the companies that submitted bids were, in addition to Lockheed Martin, the Swedish Saab and the French Dassault Aviation. —

Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Consultant Felipe Soutello, who ran several campaigns for politicians in Brazil, said today’s bids for public office must feature candidates in motion, regardless of age. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Once Ellison opened the door, Netflix and Comcast had little choice but to also field bids given the unique assets in play. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 The auction allocates securities based on the bids submitted, with primary dealers often purchasing a significant share and then distributing those securities in the secondary market. —

Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026

Verb

There is competition for teams in each of those markets, but not necessarily bids, according to a source. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Then, their leader holds up a hand and bids his charges halt. —

Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026 As Billboard proudly celebrates these internal promotions, the company also bids farewell to longtime editor in chief Hannah Karp. —

Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026 On the title track, for instance, Wayuhi bids a catchy farewell to an ex-flame. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025 Sink to the Bottom With You After a fake-out proposal and a flooded runway, Emily bids Venice and her horrible boyfriend farewell. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 Her friend Glinda — twinkling, bubbly, popular — bids her farewell before helping her escape. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025 Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage. —

Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. —

Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bids

Noun

Harley’s been much more noticeable in this series and, again, has excellent underlying numbers — his 23 shot attempts are second only to Heiskanen, and his nine shots on goal are second only to Robertson.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Previous attempts at extracting uranium ions have relied on a passive system in which adsorbents remain stationary and wait for uranium ions to pass through them for trapping.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026