Synonyms of blessings

blessings

noun

plural of blessing

1

as in prayers

a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor

that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prayers
• petitions
• benedictions
• layings on of hands
• pleas
• benisons
• invocations
• appeals
• supplications
• intercessions
• orisons
• entreaties
• graces
• Godspeeds
• sanctifications

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curses
• imprecations
• anathemas
• maledictions
• execrations

2

as in benefits

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

• benefits
• boons
• gifts
• benedictions
• felicities
• windfalls
• bonuses
• goods
• reliefs
• consolations
• mercies
• godsends
• advantages
• graces
• mannas
• joys
• assistances
• delights
• pleasures
• comforts
• help
• mitzvoth
• favors
• aids
• solaces
• supports
• anodynes
• extras
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• scourges
• pests
• nuisances
• disadvantages
• banes
• irritants
• trials
• tribulations
• miseries
• jinxes
• hexes
• bothers
• hoodoos
• crosses

3

as in approvals

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approvals
• favors
• approbations
• votes
• pats on the back
• nods
• assents
• endorsements
• supports
• clean bills of health
• sanctions
• imprimaturs
• OKs
• satisfactions
• backings
• ratifications
• benedictions
• cachets
• rubber stamps
• consents
• formalizations
• agreements
• goodwills
• finalizations
• likings
• thumbs-ups
• homologations
• acceptations
• accessions
• concurrences
• countenances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprovals
• refusals
• rejections
• repudiations
• dissatisfactions
• criticisms
• disapprobations
• dislikes
• condemnations
• denunciations
• disfavors
• censures
• depreciations
• disparagements
• reproaches
• deprecations
• reprehensions
• reprobations
• opprobriums

4

as in consecrations

the act of making something holy through religious ritual

traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consecrations
• purifications
• dedications
• adorations
• sanctifications
• reverences
• worships
• glorifications
• venerations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• desecrations
• impieties
• debasements
• defilements
• sacrileges
• profanations
• irreverences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blessings

After liberation, Daniel’s family returned to Veria, counting their blessings as most of Greece’s Jewish community had been killed by German forces. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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

For 250 years, our Declaration of Rights has continued to guarantee to Maryland citizens the blessings of free elections. — Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026

And the moments that require the most courage often bring the most blessings. — Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Some served the hundreds of pilgrims who visit each day, others to seek the saint's blessings. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Galliano met with Jewish leaders and rabbis following the scandal and received blessings from groups like the Anti-Defamation League. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026

Sometimes, what would look like to be my biggest mistakes turn out to be my biggest blessings. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Finding the blessings among the challenges has long been a defining trait of Leake’s. — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026