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

Conversely, a candidate on a seeming glide path to election, like Becerra, will often balk at giving their opponent the exposure afforded by a debate, much less risk harming themselves with a bad performance. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

That wider political debate formed the backdrop to Calkins’s column, but his resignation raises a separate question about editorial discretion and the latitude afforded to newspaper columnists. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

London’s tallest skyscraper, The Shard, also afforded some pretty incredible—and much more dizzying—views for this photographer to shoot. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Those fights stretch back to the nation’s founding, when property and social standing helped determine who could become an officer in the Continental Army and Indigenous troops were afforded limited roles. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Richardson-Whitfield wanted the Black characters’ wealth, sophistication and social standing to carry the same visual dignity afforded to their white counterparts. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

No such problems with following the play existed at Tranmere, where, even in the 1980s, their long-term home afforded a decent view from behind both goals. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

While Smith was still practicing, Benson took the majority of snaps with the first team at right tackle, so this has afforded Moore some reps there in the meantime. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

The Miami Hurricanes’ freshman class has a pair of advantages that haven’t been afforded to classes of the past. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026