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

And the Royals, unfortunately, were in a giving mood Friday night. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

Going forward, the Breakaway/Build model might spark more giving from foundations and corporations and others that are looking to give in simple, practical ways. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

In other prize-giving at the festival’s industry event set to run July 22 to 25, Atsuko Okasuka, another viral comic with Hulu and HBO comedy specials among her credits, will receive the breakout comedy star of the year trophy. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

This crucial system is challenged by rising workplace loneliness and a scarcity mindset, eroding casual favor-giving. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

That contribution set her at a new milestone, pushing her total giving to HBCUs over the $1 billion mark. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Delcy Rodriguez, Jorge Rodriguez and Diosdado Cabello giving medals and thanking US Search and Rescue teams in La Guaira. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Teaching kids to budget starts with simple habits like saving, giving, and spending with a clear goal in mind. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

The league experimented with two challenges during the 2023 summer league and implemented a rule change in the 2023-24 season giving coaches a second challenge if their first was successful. — Zach Powell, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Verb

A little over 22 months later in December 2025, FIFA announced the full list of group stage matches with venues and dates attached, giving DFW a strong case for the best slate across the board. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Tunnel walks have evolved from viral social media moments into marketing platforms for luxury brands, agencies and media companies, giving athletes new ways to shape their identities, engage fans and expand brand visibility. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

The line has several of these compact itineraries scheduled through the end of 2027, giving travelers a short, polished way to sample Cunard’s ships while fitting a European escape into a tight calendar. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

The two turtles now peacefully explore their habitat together while still giving each other space. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Months after releasing Secret Love, their third album, Dry Cleaning are giving the LP an upgrade. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

Kaufman has also been criticized for arguing in the past against giving infants the hepatitis B vaccine and questioning if vaccines are connected to autism and other health issues. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

With the crack of the ball against his bat, Tommy Edman scored from third, giving the Dodgers the lead. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026