Antonyms for buying into
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : baɪ |
- abandon
- avoid
- calm
- condemn
- contend
- contradict
- decline
- deny
- depart
- destroy
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discourage
- disprove
- dispute
- dissent
- dissuade
- divest
- drop
- fail
- forfeit
- free
- give
- give in
- give up
- increase
- invalidate
- leave
- let go
- lose
- misconstrue
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- object
- offer
- oppose
- overtake
- overthrow
- pass
- please
- protest
- push
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repel
- repress
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- rise
- soothe
- spend
- stop
- surrender
- take
- take away
- take out
- throw away
- understand
- veto
- yield
Definition of buying into
Origin :- Old English bycgan (past tense bohte) "to buy, pay for, acquire; redeem, ransom; procure; get done," from Proto-Germanic *bugjanan (cf. Old Saxon buggjan, Old Norse byggja, Gothic bugjan), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.
- The surviving spelling is southwest England dialect; the word was generally pronounced in Old English and Middle English with a -dg- sound as "budge," or "bidge." Meaning "believe, accept as true" first recorded 1926. Related: Bought; buying. To buy time "prevent further deterioration but make no improvement" is attested from 1946.
- As in approve : verb allow, authorize
- As in invest : verb contribute money to make money
- As in agree : verb be in unison, assent with another
- As in get : verb come into possession of; achieve
Synonyms for buying into
- accede
- accept
- access
- accomplish
- accredit
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- acquire
- admit
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- agree
- allow
- annex
- assent
- attain
- authorize
- back
- bag
- bankroll
- be of the same mind
- bless
- boost
- bring
- bring in
- build up
- bury the hatchet
- buy
- buy into
- buy off
- buy out
- buy stock
- capture
- cash in on
- certify
- chalk up
- charter
- check
- clean up
- clear
- clinch the deal
- come by
- come to terms
- compass
- comply
- concede
- concur
- confirm
- consent
- cop
- cut a deal
- devote
- dig
- draw
- earn
- educe
- effect
- elicit
- empower
- encourage
- endorse
- endow
- endue
- engage
- entrust
- establish
- evoke
- extort
- extract
- fetch
- gain
- get behind
- get hands on
- get into
- give blessing
- give carte blanche
- give go-ahead
- give green light
- give the go-ahead
- glean
- go along with
- go in for
- grab
- grant
- groove
- hats off to
- have
- hustle
- imbue
- infuse
- inherit
- land
- lap up
- lay out
- lend
- license
- loan
- lock up
- maintain
- make
- make a buy
- make a deal
- make a killing
- make law
- make valid
- mandate
- net
- obtain
- okay
- parlay
- pass on
- permit
- pick up
- pick up the tab
- play ball
- plow back into
- plunge
- procure
- pronounce
- provide
- pull
- push for
- put in
- put up dough
- rack up
- ratify
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recognize
- recommend
- salt away
- sanction
- score
- seal
- second
- secure
- see eye to eye
- set
- settle
- shake on
- side with
- sign
- sign off on
- sink
- snag
- snap up
- snowball
- spend
- stake
- stump for
- subscribe
- subscribe to
- succeed to
- supply
- support
- take
- take one up on
- thumbs up
- uphold
- validate
- wangle
- win
- yes
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