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endowment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of endowment

a special and usually inborn ability

itʼs a sin to waste oneʼs God-given endowments

Synonyms of endowment

aptitude, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack, talent

Words Related to endowment

affinity, bias, disposition, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn

ear, eye, mind, nose

feel, hang, instinct, touch, way

capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill

capacity, potential, power

forte, specialism, speciality, specialty

Near Antonyms of endowment

disability, handicap, inability, incapacity

shortcoming, weakness

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