BESTOWS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

bestows

verb

present tense third-person singular of bestow

as in donates

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

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as in accommodates

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

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Recent Examples of bestows Formerly known as 50 Best, the company bestows awards for the best restaurants across the globe. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 The José Maria Riba Award, presented by Cinépolis Distribution and Profest 2026, bestows $14,740. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 The Accelerate Fellowship, which is supported by Netflix, is a four-month program that bestows disabled film and television writers $30,000 grants and bespoke mentorship to develop a film or television spec script. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Whether wandering through the ornamental gardens of Eden or exploring the region’s rich history—Apalachicola is a treasure trove of maritime culture—the Panhandle bestows a rare sense of peace. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 The writer’s historic Hartford home became the Stowe Center for Literary Activism, which every year bestows the Stowe Prize for Literary Activism. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 The Milestone Recognition Program also bestows benefits based on how many days passengers have sailed with the line. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 As many an influencer has learned, that identity bestows the transcendental rewards of unconditional love—and plenty of new branding opportunities. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 So founding a college bestows some measure of immortality, enduring long beyond the life of the founder. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Each time someone takes a photo of their meal at a participating restaurant and shares it on social media, GiftAMeal donates to a local food bank.

— Yanyi Leng, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Strengths and Limitations of the Study The estimates held up across many different assumptions about who donates, the authors wrote.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of donates

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The Juliette Bucket Bag features a durable pebbled leather exterior and a spacious interior that accommodates essentials like a phone, wallet, sunglasses, and a tablet, while a magnetic closure keeps belongings secure.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2026
Cap Ferret Prestige Suite, the largest of all, comfortably accommodates four thanks to a sleeper sofa and offers fantastic views of the village and Arcachon Bay.

— Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of accommodates

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Hemphill says doing the main pruning in spring prevents winter damage to tender young shoots and gives them a clean start for the new season.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
Cocktails here are pretty and punchy, and the open-air setting gives it a truly Mediterranean vibe.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of gives

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Nobody volunteers the service accounts, monitoring agents and automation inside their environment that read your data as part of normal operations.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of volunteers

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But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The model provides a baseline for understanding what a planet’s atmosphere might look like without life.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of provides

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The company presents the convenience-store event as a practical demonstration of its technologies working together in an everyday environment.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
But Liba Vineyard, a luxury glamping site made up of three pod-style homes in Porton, just a 15-minute taxi ride from Salisbury station, presents no such problem.

— Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of presents

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Open standards for agentic systems are still being drafted; the Agentic AI Foundation, hosted by the Linux Foundation and launched in late 2025, exists to coordinate those standards, and my company contributes to that work.

— Antoni Kozelski, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Information for this article was contributes by Ed White of The Associated Press.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026