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
• okay
• approbation
• vote
• assent
• nod
• endorsement
• imprimatur
• OK
• backing
• clean bill of health
• pat on the back
• sanction
• benediction
• ratification
• consent
• indorsement
• goodwill
• satisfaction
• rubber stamp
• formalization
• 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
• baptising
• baptizing
• spiritualizing
• purifying
• exorcizing
• 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
• worshiping
• hymning
• worshipping
• extolling
• exalting
• lauding
• cheering
• magnifying
• saluting
• applauding
• resounding
• carolling
• 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
• induing
• 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

Examples of blessing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

So that was a big blessing to get that, and that’s not easy to get. —Max Gao, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024

Martin Bui begins the blessing of the animals for the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi at Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. —Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register, 5 Oct. 2024

After gaining the life rights 12 years ago, with the blessing of Tammy Faye Messner’s second husband, Roe Messner, John and Furnish assembled a creative team that included book writer James Graham and director Rupert Goold. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024

So it’s been different experiences completely and a blessing, but yes, very daunting. —Samantha Barry, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024