Synonyms of blesses

blesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of bless

1

as in consecrates

to make holy through prayers or ritual

the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consecrates
• dedicates
• sanctifies
• hallows
• devotes
• sacralizes
• baptizes
• spiritualizes
• purifies
• cleanses
• chastens
• canonizes
• exorcises
• lustrates
• commits
• expurgates
• reconsecrates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violates
• desecrates
• defiles
• pollutes
• profanes
• taints
• punishes
• dirties
• soils
• blasphemes
• desacralizes
• cusses
• curses
• condemns
• desanctifies
• damns
• deconsecrates
• fouls
• execrates
• casts out

2

as in celebrates

to proclaim the glory of

bless the name of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrates
• praises
• worships
• exalts
• extols
• lauds
• hymns
• applauds
• salutes
• resounds
• magnifies
• commends
• hails
• glorifies
• cheers
• emblazons
• idolizes
• cites
• compliments
• carols
• chants
• adores
• acclaims
• eulogizes
• deifies
• rhapsodizes
• recommends
• flatters
• belauds
• renowns
• touts
• cracks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blames
• criticizes
• censures
• reproves
• admonishes
• chides
• rebukes
• reprobates
• reprehends
• reproaches
• reprimands
• castigates
• lambastes
• keelhauls

3

as in gifts

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute

blessed with a knack for glib conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gifts
• endows
• equips
• favors
• provides
• invests
• empowers
• endues
• enriches
• supplies
• enables
• enhances
• clothes
• grants
• bestows (on or upon)
• confers (on)
• heightens
• accords
• awards
• covers
• bequeaths
• wills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divests
• strips
• drains
• depletes
• exhausts
• dispossesses
• skimps
• stints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blesses

Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. — CBS News, 28 May 2026

Comfort spreads as the fertile Moon blesses your home zone and sextiles therapeutic Chiron in your 6th House of Sustainability. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026

Even though Saturn will test this relationship or agreement over the coming years, Venus’ trine to Jupiter on February 22 blesses the professional endeavors that are beginning around this time. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026

Honest words land softly as this Moon-Chiron trine blesses your 3rd House of Local Life, especially with Luna steadying your overall tone. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026

But a world where any country can topple another’s rulers, as long as it is preceded into battle by an opposition party that blesses its military action, will be awfully messy. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026

Imagine the mashed potatoes this could fit… Macy’s blesses us with a 41% off code for Cyber Monday on this dishwasher-safe standout. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025

The people of Chad renown chébé powder as a gift from God that blesses femininity through the growth of long hair. — Essence, 23 Nov. 2025