BOUGHT IT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

bought it

phrase

variants or bought the farm

past tense of buy it

as in died

to stop living After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it.

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died
fell
passed (on)
perished
checked out
succumbed
departed
passed away
stepped out
expired
snuffed it
disappeared
kicked off
deceased
gave up the ghost
exited
kicked in
went
pegged out
ended
popped off
faded
demised
dropped
kicked the bucket
parted
conked (out)
bit the dust
croaked
flatlined
dried up
consumed
failed
predeceased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

came to
lived
breathed
revived
lingered
existed
was
flourished
subsisted
thrived
prospered

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Recent Examples of bought it In 1967, Louise and George Decker, Breckenridge’s parents, bought it. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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