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

And now Ripp, who has his own contentious family connection to Joel, had both Mann and Mazur’s blessings to make a movie with it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

The Lord has given me many blessings in life, but height isn't one of them. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

In a unique adaptation of a traditional ceremony, the bridal party reinterpreted the seven blessings by reciting their own personalized blessing for the couple. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Most famous are the hijras, who traditionally attended weddings, births, and religious ceremonies across the subcontinent, offering blessings and receiving gifts or alms in return. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Where challenges entered, our determination, imaginations, creativity and dedication to keep America strong have reaped blessings and success. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

The Liberty Medal honors men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty for people around the globe, the Constitution Center explains. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

The blessings of liberty were secured for some, while others were told to wait. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026