Synonyms of endow

endow

verb

in-ˈdau̇ 

1

as in to gift

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute

a young performer endowed with a great singing voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gift
• bless
• equip
• provide
• invest
• endue
• favor
• empower
• grant
• enable
• clothe
• supply
• enrich
• enhance
• bequeath
• will
• heighten
• confer (on)
• award
• accord
• bestow (on or upon)
• cover

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divest
• strip
• drain
• deplete
• exhaust
• dispossess
• stint
• skimp

2

as in to fund

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• finance
• establish
• found
• subsidize
• grant
• organize
• support
• contribute
• bequeath
• promote
• underwrite
• donate
• award
• sponsor
• subscribe
• capitalize
• back
• invest (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• draw
• defund
• subsist
• disendow

3

as in to finance

to provide money for

the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• finance
• subsidize
• underwrite
• capitalize
• support
• endorse
• stake
• maintain
• sponsor
• aid
• bankroll
• back
• advocate
• nourish
• pay
• defray
• liquidate
• refinance
• patronize
• stand
• provide (for)
• champion
• settle
• pay up
• pay off
• grubstake
• recompense
• cofinance
• spring (for)
• foot
• refund
• discharge
• quit
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defund

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endow

But they’re endowed with a fundamentally different intelligence, one shaped by a separate evolutionary path and defined by a nervous system that’s distributed throughout their bodies rather than centralized like that of the brains of most animals. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

For professors who studied literary themes and metaphors for a living, theory endowed their scholarship with the armature of a larger purpose, transforming textual analysis into jargony skirmishes in a crusade for social justice. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop. — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

So does the king’s loyal swineherd, Eumaeus (John Leguizamo), who, in this telling, has gone blind and is thus endowed with near-Tiresian powers of perception. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026