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gift

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gift

1 something given to someone without expectation of a return

gave him an unusual birthday gift

Synonyms of gift

bestowal, comp, donation, donative, fairing [British], freebie (or freebee), giveaway, handsel, lagniappe, largesse (also largess), present, presentation

Words Related to gift

alms, benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, charity, contribution, dole, handout, oblation, offering, philanthropy, tithe

box [British], care package, foy [chiefly Scottish]

grant, subsidy

remembrance, tribute, valentine

bonus, boon, windfall

courtesy, favor, generosity, sacrifice

gratuity, propine [Scottish], tip

award, prize, reward

dowry

bequest, legacy

Near Antonyms of gift

advance, loan

bribe, douceur, peace offering, sop

2 a special and usually inborn ability

has a gift for making guests feel right at home

Synonyms of gift

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

Words Related to gift

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 gift

disability, handicap, inability, incapacity

shortcoming, weakness

Synonym Discussion of gift

gift, faculty, aptitude, bent, talent, genius, knack mean a special ability for doing something. gift often implies special favor by God or nature.

- the gift of singing beautifully

faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function.

- a faculty for remembering names

aptitude implies a natural liking for some activity and the likelihood of success in it.

- a mechanical aptitude

bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than specific ability.

- a family with an artistic bent

talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed.

- has enough talent to succeed

genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability.

- has no great genius for poetry

knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance.

- the knack of getting along

gift

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gift

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute

gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't

Synonyms of gift

bless, endow, endue (or indue), favor, invest

Words Related to gift

equip, provide, supply

bestow (on or upon), clothe, confer (on), cover

accord, award, grant

empower, enable, enhance, enrich, heighten

bequeath, will

Near Antonyms of gift

dispossess, divest, strip

deplete, drain, exhaust

skimp, stint

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