gifted

adjective

gift·​ed ˈgif-təd 

1

: having great natural ability : talented

gifted children

2

: revealing a special gift

gifted voices

giftedly adverb

giftedness noun

Examples of gifted in a Sentence

He's an extremely gifted student.

a school for gifted children

Recent Examples on the Web

Njoku was a gifted receiver and blocker in Cleveland, catching 81 balls and scoring six touchdowns in 2023. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Maggie was a gifted athlete in her own right, a star softball player at Colleyville Heritage High School who went on to play shortstop and third base at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

At Wells’ funeral on Monday, July 20, his parents remembered him as gentle, kind and a gifted athlete. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

And that is while seeing a player as precociously gifted as Yamal fast-tracked into the senior squad, a European champion and now a world champion who only turned 19 last week. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gifted

• gifted with

Rhymes for gifted

• drifted
• lifted
• rifted
• shifted
• sifted
• airlifted

Kids Definition

gifted

adjective

gift·​ed ˈgif-təd 

: having great natural ability