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

Riccatello said the agreement could also help establish a cultural arts endowment to support the Clay Arts Center, the Art League and the Archive Museum. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

To support its ambitions, Le Large operates on a hybrid model, combining a nonprofit association that has an endowment fund and a commercial entity responsible for venue rentals and private events. — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

In 1920, the trustees of Berea College, a private liberal arts school in Kentucky, passed a resolution placing future unrestricted bequests, donations made through people’s estates, in the school’s endowment. — Genevieve Shaker, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

The initiative is being renamed as the Madeleine Fund For Women Artists as part of the endowment process. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026