Synonyms of giving

giving 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in nurturing

Related Words

• nurturing
• caring
• female
• feminine
• womanly
• matronly
• parental
• matriarchal
• motherly
• mother
• maternal
• womanish
• womanlike

2

as in yielding

Related Words

• yielding
• bending
• tractable
• resilient
• workable
• limber
• elastic
• pliant
• flexible
• kneadable
• waxen
• flexile
• supple
• bendable
• ductile
• willowy
• pliable
• adaptable
• bendy
• plastic
• waxy
• malleable
• moldable
• shapable

Dissimilar Words

• rigid
• stiff
• inflexible
• intractable

giving

2 of 3

noun

as in paying

the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services

a diorama about pioneer life at the museum that depicts the giving of beads for clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• payment
• compensation
• rendering
• remittance
• remitment
• repayment
• disbursement
• remuneration
• tendering
• reimbursement
• prepayment
• overpayment
• paying up
• paying off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpayment
• underpayment

giving

3 of 3

verb

present participle of give

1

as in donating

to make a present of

thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donating
• volunteering
• providing
• presenting
• contributing
• bestowing
• issuing
• offering
• giving of
• awarding
• giving away
• rendering
• furnishing
• affording
• conferring
• paying
• assisting
• benefiting
• aiding
• imparting
• sacrificing
• throwing in
• endowing
• dispensing
• lavishing
• pitching in
• kicking in
• regaling
• administering
• extending
• helping
• proffering
• chipping in
• tendering
• comping
• handing out
• doling out
• dishing out
• enduing
• meting (out)
• forking (over, out, or up)
• pungling (up)
• putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• withholding
• saving
• preserving
• selling
• lending
• pocketing
• advancing
• loaning

2

as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• leaving
• transferring
• entrusting
• delivering
• delegating
• passing
• granting
• relinquishing
• transmitting
• commending
• recommending
• trusting
• committing
• confiding
• loaning
• lending
• consigning
• reposing
• submitting
• distributing
• assigning
• conferring
• vesting
• dividing
• bequeathing
• turning over
• supplying
• giving over
• handing over
• dispensing
• furnishing
• dispersing
• yielding
• dealing (out)
• surrendering
• releasing
• willing
• turning in
• advancing
• handing in
• handing down
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• retransferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• receiving
• withholding
• possessing
• reserving
• owning
• accepting
• taking
• occupying
• holding back
• detaining
• taking in
• taking over

3

as in offering

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offering
• presenting
• staging
• carrying
• performing
• mounting
• showing
• displaying
• exhibiting
• exposing
• coming out with
• rendering
• representing
• unveiling
• enacting
• playing
• portraying
• showing off
• parading
• previewing
• depicting
• acting
• extending
• tendering
• impersonating
• dramatizing
• proffering

4

as in collapsing

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsing
• going
• yielding
• crumpling
• tumbling
• buckling
• giving way
• dying
• melting
• shattering
• going out
• foundering
• crumbling
• imploding
• breaking
• crashing
• caving (in)
• failing
• bursting
• flattening
• popping
• splitting
• snapping
• smashing
• stalling
• cracking
• giving out
• deflating
• splintering
• melting down
• breaking down
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• swelling
• inflating

5

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment

I wouldn't give a nickel for such a run-down car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• spending
• disbursing
• expending
• laying out
• dropping
• outlaying
• shelling out
• wasting
• forking (over, out, or up)
• lavishing
• squandering
• blowing
• raining
• dissipating
• throwing away
• running through
• frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saving
• making
• acquiring
• gaining
• earning
• securing
• winning
• realizing
• procuring
• hoarding
• laying up
• caching
• garnering

6

as in expressing

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expressing
• voicing
• stating
• looking
• announcing
• airing
• raising
• writing
• expounding
• ventilating
• sounding
• saying
• conveying
• venting
• describing
• putting forth
• offering
• proclaiming
• disseminating
• declaring
• publishing
• giving air to
• submitting
• circulating
• broadcasting
• advertising
• enunciating
• communicating
• enouncing
• speaking out
• writing up
• speaking up
• sounding off
• putting over
• putting across
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• restricting
• stifling
• restraining
• censoring

7

as in devoting

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoting
• applying
• addressing
• committing
• buckling
• bending
• getting cracking
• working
• spending
• getting with it
• exerting
• getting one's act together
• turning one's hand
• reapplying
• involving
• setting (to)
• taxing
• concerning
• settling (down)
• readdressing
• stressing
• busying
• engaging
• troubling
• wearing out
• exhausting
• hustling
• plowing
• carrying on
• knuckling down
• plunging (in)
• humping
• putting out
• plugging (away)
• pitching in
• grinding
• pegging (away)
• straining
• plodding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• playing
• idling
• trifling
• dawdling
• fooling around
• fiddling (around)
• messing around
• puttering (around)
• dallying
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dillydallying

8

as in providing

to produce as revenue

a company that consistently gives $30 million in profits to the owner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yielding
• paying
• providing
• returning
• bearing
• supplying
• affording
• furnishing
• bringing in
• netting
• paying off

9

as in supplying

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

gave him my e-mail address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providing
• supplying
• handing
• feeding
• furnishing
• delivering
• distributing
• dispensing
• handing over
• allocating
• administering
• plying (with)
• dealing (out)
• assigning
• apportioning
• transferring
• ceding
• prorating
• doling out
• portioning
• meting (out)
• deeding
• parceling (out)
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding (back)
• retaining
• keeping (back)
• maintaining
• preserving
• withholding
• saving
• reserving
• conserving
• keeping up

10

as in tendering

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

she gave the committee her grant proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offering
• tendering
• extending
• submitting
• proffering
• proposing
• posing
• running by
• trotting out
• volunteering
• holding out
• giving in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• approving
• authorizing
• denying
• confirming
• warranting
• rejecting
• ratifying
• sanctioning
• clearing
• formalizing
• declining
• finalizing
• refusing
• accrediting
• disallowing
• vetoing
• disapproving
• turning down
• spurning
• withdrawing
• rebutting
• negativing
• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• retracting
• homologating
• approbating
• OK'ing
• overlooking
• rebuffing

11

as in transmitting

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

she gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitting
• spreading
• conveying
• imparting
• communicating
• disseminating
• propagating
• transferring
• conducting
• delivering
• transfusing
• diffusing
• surrendering
• broadcasting
• infecting
• turning over
• contaminating
• handing over
• poisoning
• handing down
• handing on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catching
• contracting
• coming down (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of giving

Noun

His foundation has missed the legal minimum for charitable giving for four years running. — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Since then, the program has directed some $14 million to nonprofits, with annual giving now above $2 million. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The eagle gift is a rare moment of publicity for the Brockmans’ charitable giving because it’s largely dedicated to political donations. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

To get the giving circle off the ground, Bonanotte got the word out in part through word of mouth. — Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Finance fireworks American Promotional Events, the maker of TNT Fireworks, gave Friends of Wilton Simpson $32,500 this year — doubling its total giving to Simpson throughout his career. — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Kelly Shea-Velasco, chief giving officer for Stand Up Placer, said the numbers were rising at a devastating rate. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Verb

Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Valkyries have four days off between Wednesday’s game against the Sky and their Monday showdown with the Wings, giving Stokes time to recover from her concussion. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Two mountain refuges sit high on the plateau, giving hikers the option to spend the night surrounded by Olympus' alpine scenery. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The Florida resort also spruced up classic favorite attractions, like Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, while giving a new Muppets theme to its old Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Mercury in Leo and your 1st House of Self sextiles Venus in your 3rd House of Communication, giving your voice warmth, charm, and memorable timing. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Dike was waiting in the middle to poke it home, giving Orlando a 1-0 lead. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Then, the two-time Grammy winner donated his earnings, giving $500,000 across the 50 fan competitors in the competition ($10K each) and the remaining $500,000 to charity. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

This modern quilt is made from 300-thread-count organic cotton sateen, giving it a silky-soft feel and subtle sheen. — Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026