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

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

Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 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

When the two endowments were created, in 1965, the arts were still largely understood in formalist, apolitical terms. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026