Synonyms of boon

boon 1 of 2

adjective

as in social

likely to seek or enjoy the company of others

I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local taproom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• social
• outgoing
• hospitable
• friendly
• gracious
• jolly
• companionable
• convivial
• clubable
• cheerful
• spirited
• clubbable
• kindly
• lively
• animated
• sociable
• gregarious
• forthcoming
• amiable
• talkative
• congenial
• gay
• agreeable
• extroverted
• genial
• clubby
• communicative
• bright
• expansive
• affable
• cordial
• neighborly
• extraverted
• jovial
• perky
• pert
• buoyant
• folksy
• peppy
• garrulous
• vivacious
• sprightly
• jaunty
• exuberant
• effervescent
• chipper
• bubbly
• upbeat
• sprightful
• high-spirited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reclusive
• antisocial
• unsocial
• unsociable
• remote
• distant
• reserved
• cool
• cold
• insociable
• silent
• introverted
• mute
• detached
• misanthropic
• nongregarious
• aloof
• frosty
• reticent
• mum
• standoffish
• taciturn

See More

• reclusive
• antisocial
• unsocial
• unsociable
• remote
• distant
• reserved
• cool
• cold
• insociable
• silent
• introverted
• mute
• detached
• misanthropic
• nongregarious
• aloof
• frosty
• reticent
• mum
• standoffish
• taciturn

See More

boon

2 of 2

noun

1

as in advantage

a thing that helps

the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• benefit
• asset
• aid
• help
• resource
• blessing
• godsend
• support
• windfall
• lift
• sustenance
• refuge
• pick-me-up
• recourse
• hand
• resort

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindrance
• disadvantage
• drawback
• impediment
• minus
• obstacle
• encumbrance
• liability
• obstruction
• constraint
• restraint
• inhibitor
• stranglehold

See More

• hindrance
• disadvantage
• drawback
• impediment
• minus
• obstacle
• encumbrance
• liability
• obstruction
• constraint
• restraint
• inhibitor
• stranglehold

See More

2

as in blessing

an act of kind assistance

a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessing
• privilege
• kindness
• service
• mercy
• indulgence
• grace
• benefit
• benevolence
• courtesy
• advantage
• favor
• godsend
• turn
• waiver
• dispensation
• liberty
• manna
• license
• licence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindrance
• obstacle
• interference
• impediment
• hurdle

• hindrance
• obstacle
• interference
• impediment
• hurdle

3

as in privilege

something granted as a special favor

at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privilege
• honor
• concession
• grant
• appanage
• apanage
• prerogative
• exemption
• perquisite
• birthright
• right
• immunity
• courtesy
• waiver
• claim
• patent
• entitlement
• charter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• duty
• burden
• responsibility
• obligation

• duty
• burden
• responsibility
• obligation

4

as in benefit

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

the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

See More

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

See More