Synonyms of gifts

gifts 1 of 2

noun

plural of gift

1

as in donations

something given to someone without expectation of a return

gave him an unusual birthday gift

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donations
• presents
• presentations
• contributions
• offerings
• bonuses
• rewards
• freebies
• giveaways
• bestowals
• largesses
• prizes
• awards
• grants
• comps
• generosities
• donatives
• handsels
• benevolences
• benefactions
• subsidies
• courtesies
• charities
• fairings
• alms
• tributes
• tithes
• lagniappes
• sacrifices
• oblations
• doles
• windfalls
• valentines
• handouts
• care packages
• tips
• bequests
• legacies
• philanthropies
• remembrances
• dowries
• boxes
• beneficences
• foys
• gratuities
• favors
• boons
• propines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loans
• advances
• bribes
• peace offerings
• sops
• douceurs

2

as in talents

a special and usually inborn ability

has a gift for making guests feel right at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

gifts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gift

as in blesses

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 & Similar Words

• blesses
• endows
• favors
• equips
• clothes
• supplies
• endues
• provides
• awards
• invests
• grants
• bestows (on or upon)
• empowers
• confers (on)
• bequeaths
• enriches
• wills
• accords
• enables
• enhances
• covers
• heightens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exhausts
• drains
• divests
• depletes
• dispossesses
• skimps
• stints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gifts

Noun

Shotwell announced her pledge before Treasury finalized the rules, which now require stock gifts to come through a charity and win Treasury’s approval. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Stop by the many businesses saying goodbye for the season with parting gifts of Halloween goodies. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026

Upon landing at the German airport from New York, the bag with holiday gifts appeared on the carousel, but the beige suitcase with her clothing did not. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Despite Jack’s best efforts to bring Christmas cheer to the world, his gifts horrify the populace. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026

The idea is to use them for booking flights, booking dinner reservations, buying gifts for people, but not only that. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Paddywax Hand-Painted Ceramic Candle Candles that come in especially nice vessels are essentially two gifts in one for anyone who loves to reuse the jars. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Gaviria and Stearns said the donors would not be offered any advantage or access for their gifts. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

The family asked for donations to be made to the singer's Imagination Library, a children's literacy program that gifts free books to kids from birth to age 5, in lieu of flowers. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The account owner or any contributor then gifts after-tax dollars to the account. — Christine Fletcher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

To drive home his point, Niccolò gifts Medici a manuscript based on his years of keeping counsel with warlords and royals. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Seeing his grandson suffer, Geppetto (Richard Brake) gifts him a new companion, the titular puppet. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 June 2026

The Godfather of Harlem star, who has portrayed the character for more than 350 episodes, reveals that every day and every new script gifts him with a new life lesson. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Then, in an act of generosity, Isaac gifts Jay’s recliner to the basement ghosts. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026

World tennis champion Jannik Sinner gifts a tennis racket to Pope Leo XIV, during a private meeting, on May 14, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

The beloved icon has a long history of philanthropy, including her incredible Imagination Library program that gifts children around the country with books. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026