SOLD Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sold

verb

Definition of sold

past tense of sell

as in marketed

to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sold Ganga is going through a divorce that requires the home to be sold. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 For resale platforms, like Vestiaire Collective, that are founded on the principles of buyer and seller trust, the challenge isn’t only to determine whether a luxury good is genuine, but whether it can legally be sold. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 America’s newest college graduates were sold the college premium. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 WildBrain acquired an 80% stake in Peanuts in 2017 and later sold its remaining 41% stake to Sony. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 That coincides with the 50 and 200-day moving averages — the stock should be sold there. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Leadership oftentimes either turns a blind eye or has been sold an incorrect picture. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 An indoor gelato stand sold Empire State Building Hot Chocolate; Ekker got in line. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sold

Verb

Race affects how pop groups are marketed, and this in turn shapes what kinds of expression are seen as racially appropriate.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
While often marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes pose significant health risks.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of marketed

Verb

Investigators said at the time that more than 25 songs had been played or distributed online without permission from Eminem or the group that owns his music, Capitol Labels Group.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributed

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Gift returns can be exchanged or refunded for the value indicated on the gift receipt, and refunds will be made in the form of a merchandise credit.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
India ranked as Montreal’s second-largest market in 2025, with 1 million metric tons of goods exchanged between the parties.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026