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

But maybe, Atlanta native and Midtown resident John Henry Hinkel suggested, Hollywood’s departure is more a blessing than a curse. — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Two long blackboards remain, and the office-warming guests had covered them in blessings. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Companies start to get nervous when the percentage of shareholders blessing their pay plans dips well below the average, which is slightly above 90%, said Elizabeth Bieber, partner at the law firm Freshfields who leads shareholder engagement. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

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