Synonyms of endowment

endowment

noun

in-ˈdau̇-mənt 

as in talent

a special and usually inborn ability

it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talent
• gift
• aptitude
• knack
• faculty
• flair
• genius
• affinity
• bent
• tendency
• head
• eye
• ear
• capacity
• impulse
• disposition
• skill
• propensity
• inclination
• instinct
• mind
• predisposition
• feel
• facility
• nose
• bias
• predilection
• power
• capability
• penchant
• partiality
• proficiency
• turn
• competence
• potential
• proclivity
• way
• touch
• habitude
• specialty
• leaning
• hang
• speciality
• specialism
• forte

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disability
• inability
• handicap
• incapacity
• weakness
• shortcoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endowment

Rather than funding a single program, the donation from the Dimons flows into permanent endowments, which UNCF argues gives schools the freedom to plan for decades instead of scrambling to find donations year to year. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Waqf— an irrevocable endowment under Islamic law — can endow health, education, and other public goods over generations; they can’t be dismantled unlike government aid budgets. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

Its operating agreement with the city ended last year and a judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking GLAZA from retaining or distributing the endowment fund. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Lehigh University is a selective Pennsylvania institution with a national reputation and a $2 billion endowment. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026