Synonyms of afforded

afforded

verb

past tense of afford

as in went

to have enough money for

we can't afford a new car this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• went
• got
• swung
• offered
• obtained
• purchased
• took
• paid (for)
• covered
• procured
• acquired
• expended
• secured
• financed
• sprang (for)
• outlaid
• picked up
• endowed
• subsidized
• bade
• ponied up
• bankrolled
• underwrote

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of afforded

Doe’s case demonstrates just how complex Title IX cases are, even under the more protective policies afforded to accusers by past presidential administrations. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

The leader of the world’s largest chip company reasoned that his success wouldn’t have been possible without the opportunities America afforded him. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

One reason European wars were so frequent in theseventeenth and eighteenth centuries was the opportunity afforded by successive advances in fortification, artillery, and shipbuilding. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Its fabs, as the factories are called, are only begrudgingly opened to clients, and even they are afforded a look only at their own production lines. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Yet the Braves inexplicably moved the right-hander to the bullpen before the postseason and never afforded him a start in the playoffs. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The cinematic event running November 5-8 will open with 14th, Ava DuVernay’s penetrating examination of threats to the protections and rights afforded by the 14th Amendment. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Black women are also routinely afforded the benefit of the doubt by the media during WNBA controversies. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

That kind of universality in fashion, Scott argues, is usually only afforded to Europeans. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026