Synonyms of gave

gave

verb

past tense of give

1

as in volunteered

to make a present of

thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• volunteered
• donated
• provided
• presented
• contributed
• bestowed
• issued
• offered
• gave of
• awarded
• gave away
• rendered
• afforded
• furnished
• conferred
• threw in
• paid
• benefited
• benefitted
• assisted
• aided
• kicked in
• dispensed
• endowed
• imparted
• pitched in
• proffered
• sacrificed
• lavished
• regaled
• tendered
• chipped in
• helped
• doled out
• handed out
• endued
• administered
• extended
• comped
• indued
• meted (out)
• dished out
• forked (over, out, or up)
• put up
• pungled (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• withheld
• saved
• preserved
• lent
• pocketed
• loaned
• sold
• advanced

2

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• left
• transferred
• delivered
• delegated
• passed
• granted
• relinquished
• recommended
• entrusted
• commended
• confided
• loaned
• transmitted
• lent
• trusted
• intrusted
• committed
• submitted
• consigned
• vested
• bequeathed
• conferred
• turned over
• assigned
• handed over
• reposed
• distributed
• divided
• gave over
• supplied
• dispensed
• furnished
• yielded
• surrendered
• dispersed
• dealt (out)
• willed
• released
• turned in
• handed down
• handed in
• handed on
• advanced
• recommitted
• redelivered
• retransferred
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• received
• withheld
• reserved
• owned
• possessed
• took
• accepted
• detained
• occupied
• held back
• took in
• took over

3

as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offered
• presented
• carried
• staged
• performed
• mounted
• showed
• exhibited
• displayed
• came out with
• unveiled
• exposed
• rendered
• represented
• played
• enacted
• paraded
• tendered
• previewed
• portrayed
• acted
• showed off
• proffered
• depicted
• extended
• impersonated
• dramatized

4

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• went
• yielded
• tumbled
• crumpled
• buckled
• died
• went out
• gave way
• melted
• crumbled
• shattered
• foundered
• failed
• imploded
• broke
• crashed
• caved (in)
• snapped
• flattened
• popped
• burst
• gave out
• smashed
• cracked
• stalled
• split
• deflated
• bursted
• melted down
• broke down
• splintered
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• swelled
• inflated

5

as in paid

to hand over or use up in payment

I wouldn't give a nickel for such a run-down car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paid
• spent
• laid out
• disbursed
• expended
• dropped
• outlaid
• forked (over, out, or up)
• shelled out
• lavished
• rained
• wasted
• blew
• squandered
• threw away
• dissipated
• ran through
• frittered (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saved
• made
• earned
• acquired
• realized
• gained
• won
• secured
• laid up
• procured
• hoarded
• cached
• garnered

6

as in voiced

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voiced
• expressed
• stated
• looked
• announced
• aired
• sounded
• expounded
• said
• raised
• put forth
• described
• ventilated
• proclaimed
• conveyed
• wrote
• offered
• vented
• gave air to
• published
• declared
• advertised
• circulated
• broadcasted
• submitted
• disseminated
• broadcast
• enunciated
• spoke out
• enounced
• communicated
• spoke up
• wrote up
• chimed in
• put over
• put across
• sounded off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• restricted
• stifled
• restrained
• censored

7

as in devoted

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoted
• applied
• addressed
• committed
• buckled
• wrought
• worked
• got cracking
• turned a hand
• spent
• bent
• got with it
• set (to)
• reapplied
• got one's act together
• exerted
• turned one's hand
• settled (down)
• busied
• concerned
• involved
• readdressed
• taxed
• hustled
• engaged
• wore out
• exhausted
• stressed
• troubled
• carried on
• plowed
• humped
• put out
• knuckled down
• plunged (in)
• pitched in
• ground
• plodded
• plugged (away)
• pegged (away)
• strained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• played
• dawdled
• idled
• trifled
• dallied
• fooled around
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• messed around
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• dillydallied

8

as in provided

to produce as revenue

a company that consistently gives $30 million in profits to the owner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provided
• yielded
• returned
• paid
• bore
• supplied
• afforded
• brought in
• furnished
• netted
• paid off

9

as in supplied

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

gave him my e-mail address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provided
• handed
• supplied
• fed
• furnished
• delivered
• distributed
• dispensed
• handed over
• allocated
• administered
• assigned
• apportioned
• dealt (out)
• transferred
• ceded
• plied (with)
• prorated
• doled out
• meted (out)
• portioned
• deeded
• made over
• parceled (out)
• parcelled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held (back)
• retained
• kept (back)
• withheld
• reserved
• maintained
• preserved
• saved
• kept up
• conserved

10

as in tendered

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

she gave the committee her grant proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offered
• tendered
• proffered
• submitted
• extended
• ran past
• proposed
• posed
• trotted out
• volunteered
• ran by
• held out
• gave in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• took
• accepted
• approved
• confirmed
• authorized
• denied
• rejected
• ratified
• declined
• refused
• warranted
• cleared
• sanctioned
• formalized
• finalized
• vetoed
• accredited
• disallowed
• disapproved
• turned down
• spurned
• withdrew
• okayed
• rebuffed
• rebutted
• negatived
• ignored
• retracted
• disregarded
• approbated
• neglected
• homologated
• overlooked
• OK'd

11

as in transmitted

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

she gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitted
• spread
• conveyed
• imparted
• communicated
• transferred
• conducted
• delivered
• disseminated
• propagated
• transfused
• surrendered
• diffused
• turned over
• handed over
• broadcast
• broadcasted
• handed down
• infected
• contaminated
• poisoned
• handed on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caught
• contracted
• came down (with)