Synonyms of bestowing

bestowing

verb

present participle of bestow

1

as in donating

to make a present of

bestowed a new car on their son for graduation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donating
• volunteering
• giving
• presenting
• providing
• contributing
• issuing
• awarding
• offering
• giving of
• giving away
• conferring
• rendering
• furnishing
• affording
• endowing
• lavishing
• benefiting
• aiding
• imparting
• sacrificing
• assisting
• paying
• dispensing
• throwing in
• administering
• extending
• pitching in
• enduing
• kicking in
• regaling
• chipping in
• proffering
• helping
• doling out
• handing out
• tendering
• dishing out
• comping
• meting (out)
• forking (over, out, or up)
• putting up
• pungling (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• retaining
• keeping
• withholding
• preserving
• saving
• advancing
• pocketing
• lending
• selling
• loaning

2

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter

eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housing
• accommodating
• sheltering
• lodging
• harboring
• camping
• bunking
• boarding
• quartering
• rooming
• roofing
• encamping
• taking in
• securing
• billeting
• domiciling
• shedding
• bivouacking
• homing
• chambering
• ensconcing
• putting up
• roosting
• tenting
• stabling
• bedding (down)
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejecting
• evicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bestowing

After an initial incursion into Burgundy in July, the guide tackled Bordeaux on September 7, bestowing recognition upon 84 wineries at a ceremony at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

There’s a lot of angst about college athletics right now, and the latest is over court cases that are bestowing eligibility on players who were just in NFL camps. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Katrina Llegado, who was Miss Supranational Philippines 2026, took home the title, with last year’s winner, Eduarda Braum, 23, bestowing the crown on her successor. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

What amazing power and authority are imparted to us by divine Mind, bestowing the understanding that we are composed of and express the divine energies of God, Love. — Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

In order to create differentiated content, your marketing team should focus on bestowing the agent with access to unique, differentiated insights about your product, market and customer. — Thenuka Karunaratne, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The Jewish Film Institute is bestowing the actress and comedian with the Freedom of Expression award during the 46th iteration of the annual festival, during the July 18 west coast premiere of Hollywood Does Abortion. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 June 2026

That means raising pay in real terms, not merely bestowing nominal bumps which can be wiped out by inflation. — Randi Weingarten, Time, 11 June 2026

The Michelin Guide first arrived in Florida in 2022, targeting Miami, Orlando and Tampa and bestowing stars on 11 Miami restaurants. — Connie Ogle updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026