bought
1 of 2 ˈbȯt 
past tense and past participle of buy
bought
2 of 2adjective
: store sense 2
bought clothes
Synonyms
Adjective
- mass-produced
- off-the-peg [chiefly British]
- off-the-rack
- off-the-shelf
- ready-made
- store
- store-bought
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item
Recent Examples on the Web
Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 July 2022 Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2022
Adjective
The chain said that refunds would be available to patrons who had pre-bought tickets. Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 July 2022 Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2022 Word History
Etymology
Adjective
past participle of buy
First Known Use
Adjective
1796, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bought
Kids Definition
bought
past tense and past participle of buy
bought 1 of 2
adjective
as in store
made beforehand in large numbers a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- store
- ready-made
- store-bought
- commercial
- mass-produced
- off-the-shelf
- off-the-rack
- off-the-peg
- prefabricated
- prefab
- hand-me-down
- ready-to-wear
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- customized
- custom
- homemade
- tailored
- handmade
- custom-made
- handcrafted
- bespoke
- bespoken
- tailor-made
bought
2 of 2verb
1
as in purchased
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now Synonyms & Similar Words
- purchased
- took
- got
- copped
- acquired
- procured
- obtained
- won
- picked up
- secured
- garnered
- financed
- gained
- offered
- rebought
- repurchased
- bid
- bade
- paid (for)
- sprung (for)
- sprang (for)
- negotiated (about)
- dealt (for)
- traded (for)
- haggled (for)
- exchanged (for)
- bartered (for)
- bargained (with)
- paltered (with)
- chaffered (with)
- dickered (over)
- horse-traded (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sold
- marketed
- retailed
- dealt (in)
- merchandised
- merchandized
- vended
2
as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge Synonyms & Similar Words
- bribed
- had
- lured
- enticed
- seduced
- persuaded
- tempted
- poisoned
- paid off
- provoked
- got at
- corrupted
- squared
- induced
- spurred
- tainted
- dishonored
- subverted
- motivated
- greased the palm of
- prostituted
- oiled the palm of
- degraded
- defiled
- warped
- oiled the hand of
- debauched
- demeaned
- baited
- debased
- stimulated
- greased the hand of
- allured
- trapped
- beguiled
- profaned
- fixed
- perverted
- led on
- goaded
- depraved
- abased
- tampered (with)
- flattered
- snared
3
as in believed
to regard as right or true if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in Synonyms & Similar Words
- believed
- took
- accepted
- understood
- swallowed
- trusted
- credited
- assumed
- accounted
- set store by
- set store on
- deduced
- presumed
- supposed
- concluded
- inferred
- accredited
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rejected
- doubted
- suspected
- questioned
- discredited
- distrusted
- challenged
- disputed
- mistrusted
- disbelieved
- misdoubted