Synonyms of blessing

blessing 1 of 2

noun

ˈble-siŋ 

1

as in prayer

a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor

that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prayer
• petition
• benediction
• benison
• plea
• laying on of hands
• invocation
• intercession
• Godspeed
• grace
• supplication
• entreaty
• appeal
• sanctification
• orison

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curse
• anathema
• malediction
• imprecation
• execration

2

as in benefit

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing

winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• boon
• gift
• relief
• windfall
• bonus
• benediction
• godsend
• good
• consolation
• advantage
• assistance
• felicity
• manna
• grace
• mercy
• support
• help
• joy
• aid
• comfort
• kindness
• delight
• pleasure
• solace
• mitzvah
• favor
• extra
• lagniappe
• anodyne

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curse
• evil
• plague
• affliction
• bane
• scourge
• nuisance
• hex
• pest
• disadvantage
• bother
• irritant
• cross
• trial
• jinx
• misery
• hoodoo
• tribulation

3

as in approval

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approval
• favor
• support
• approbation
• vote
• assent
• nod
• endorsement
• imprimatur
• OK
• backing
• clean bill of health
• pat on the back
• sanction
• benediction
• consent
• ratification
• goodwill
• rubber stamp
• formalization
• satisfaction
• liking
• agreement
• finalization
• cachet
• accession
• thumbs-up
• concurrence
• countenance
• acceptation
• homologation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapproval
• refusal
• rejection
• disfavor
• repudiation
• disapprobation
• criticism
• dissatisfaction
• condemnation
• depreciation
• dislike
• censure
• denunciation
• disparagement
• reproach
• opprobrium
• reprobation
• deprecation
• reprehension

4

as in consecration

the act of making something holy through religious ritual

traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consecration
• purification
• sanctification
• hallowing
• worship
• dedication
• adoration
• reverence
• veneration
• glorification

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• desecration
• sacrilege
• impiety
• debasement
• irreverence
• defilement
• profanation

blessing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bless

1

as in consecrating

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

• consecrating
• sanctifying
• dedicating
• hallowing
• sacralizing
• devoting
• cleansing
• baptizing
• spiritualizing
• purifying
• chastening
• exorcising
• canonizing
• lustrating
• expurgating
• committing
• reconsecrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violating
• desecrating
• defiling
• polluting
• profaning
• cursing
• desanctifying
• deconsecrating
• desacralizing
• tainting
• soiling
• punishing
• dirtying
• fouling
• damning
• blaspheming
• cussing
• condemning
• casting out
• execrating

2

as in celebrating

to proclaim the glory of

bless the name of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrating
• praising
• hymning
• worshipping
• extolling
• exalting
• lauding
• cheering
• magnifying
• saluting
• applauding
• resounding
• hailing
• chanting
• caroling
• glorifying
• emblazoning
• complimenting
• commending
• citing
• acclaiming
• idolizing
• belauding
• eulogizing
• adoring
• deifying
• flattering
• rhapsodizing
• renowning
• recommending
• touting
• cracking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blaming
• criticizing
• censuring
• reproving
• admonishing
• reprobating
• reprehending
• rebuking
• chiding
• reprimanding
• reproaching
• keelhauling
• castigating
• lambasting

3

as in gifting

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

blessed with a knack for glib conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gifting
• endowing
• equipping
• providing
• favoring
• enduing
• investing
• empowering
• supplying
• granting
• clothing
• enriching
• according
• bestowing (on or upon)
• enabling
• enhancing
• conferring (on)
• awarding
• bequeathing
• willing
• covering
• heightening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• exhausting
• draining
• divesting
• depleting
• dispossessing
• skimping
• stinting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blessing

Noun

The Big Ten and SEC finally gave their blessing to a Senate bill designed to stabilize college athlete compensation. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Several speakers talked about their contributions to the project, from the breaking and blessing of the ground it was built upon, to the $7 million raised for the project to come to fruition. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

This phenomenon is formally known as the photic sneeze reflex, or as an Autosomal Cholinergic Helio-Ophthalmologic Outburst — unofficially blessing it with the spectacular acronym ACHOO syndrome. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Trump re-posted an image depicting Jesus blessing him, whcich was first posted by a right-wing Republican candidate for a Boston congressional seat. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026