BESTOWED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

bestowed 1 of 2

adjective

as in given

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bestowed

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verb

past tense of bestow

as in donated

to make a present of bestowed a new car on their son for graduation

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as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment

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Recent Examples of bestowed

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Ramirez was also awarded a Purple Heart, which is bestowed on service members who are wounded or killed by enemy action. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The name’s been bestowed on some of Toyota’s hottest machines in the recent past, like the super-spec version of the GR Corolla. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026 The female figures of the Three Graces represent the literal gift of a woman giving her virginal body to a man as property bestowed upon a new owner. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Five trophies are handed out to women along with a grant to each honoree, a gift bestowed to their respective nonprofit organizations to help propel and support their work. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 The award benefits the festival’s year-round educational programs and will be bestowed December 10 at a gala at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 The Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists bestowed two first-place awards to Orlando Sentinel journalists, including one of its most prestigious prizes for the newspaper’s coverage of the Hope Florida scandal. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has bestowed one of Ukraine’s top state honors on SpaceX owner Elon Musk as Kyiv seeks to expand use of the company’s Starlink ‌terminals, which provide battlefield communications for Ukrainian forces. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 The Tony Award winner also shared two particularly Dolly-esque pieces of wisdom Parton had once bestowed upon her. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

Better data and more reliable staffing would go a long way in making sure that more donated food gets to those who need it the most.

— John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Definition of donated

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In May, government officials said more than 30 million people in Iran — home to a population of some 90 million — had volunteered via an online form or at public gatherings to lay down their lives for the theocracy.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
In May, government officials said more than 30 million people in Iran — which has a total population of some 90 million — had volunteered via an online form or at public gatherings to lay down their lives for the theocracy.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of volunteered

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The police compound housed counterterrorism police, who had carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The backstory The hotel is housed in a 19th-century grand palazzo that was previously a transport company headquarters.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of housed

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

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First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
But, as seen in Piddington, that strategy can create challenges when a large asylum facility is proposed near a small community that has historically accommodated relatively few asylum seekers.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of accommodated

Verb

At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Aerial footage of the crash showed the SUV lodged into the middle of the Metro bus.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026