Synonyms of endowments

endowments

noun

plural of endowment

as in talents

a special and usually inborn ability

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talents
• gifts
• aptitudes
• knacks
• faculties
• flairs
• bents
• geniuses
• eyes
• affinities
• tendencies
• ears
• skills
• facilities
• heads
• feels
• minds
• inclinations
• impulses
• dispositions
• propensities
• capacities
• proclivities
• biases
• predispositions
• instincts
• capabilities
• powers
• predilections
• noses
• leanings
• potentials
• partialities
• ways
• habitudes
• penchants
• touches
• competences
• hangs
• turns
• proficiencies
• specialties
• specialities
• fortes
• specialisms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disabilities
• handicaps
• incapacities
• weaknesses
• shortcomings
• inabilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endowments

The firm focused on growth investments, raising capital from endowments, foundations, sovereign funds, and family offices, but has since grown into an investment giant in the venture space. — Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering in June has boosted returns for college endowments that made investments through venture capital firms, sometimes more than a decade ago. — Janet Lorin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

In contrast, colleges that husbanded big endowments from wealthy alumni could rely on income from these assets to finance much of their college operations; tuition has been less important and can be waived for high-achieving prospective students. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, big pension funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors have been allocating to private markets for decades, helping many outperform traditional stock-and-bond portfolios over long periods. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Washington also bars its pension funds and college endowments from investing into Chinese firms developing sensitive technologies. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026

The effects have been felt most acutely at schools with small endowments and those that enroll large percentages of international students recruited from abroad. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

These endowments still operate today according to the rules that Noyes prescribed in 1919. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026