Synonyms of given

given 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in used

being in the habit or custom

a quiet man not given to loud expressions of emotion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• accustomed
• wont
• habituated
• experienced
• likely
• prone
• apt
• liable
• practiced
• inured
• inclined
• practised
• veteran
• seasoned
• hardened
• hooked
• addicted

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• unlikely
• unaccustomed
• unused
• unwonted
• opposed
• new
• averse
• unapt
• disinclined
• weaned
• inexperienced
• unseasoned
• disaccustomed

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• unlikely
• unaccustomed
• unused
• unwonted
• opposed
• new
• averse
• unapt
• disinclined
• weaned
• inexperienced
• unseasoned
• disaccustomed

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2

as in prone

having a tendency to be or act in a certain way

she's given to exaggeration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prone
• willing
• inclined
• tending
• choosing
• apt
• disposed
• preferring
• likely
• liable
• minded
• predisposed

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• unwilling
• loath
• averse
• indisposed
• loth
• disinclined
• loathe

• unwilling
• loath
• averse
• indisposed
• loth
• disinclined
• loathe

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3

as in one

known but not named

candidates for the quiz show must complete the qualifying test within a given amount of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• one
• some
• certain
• specific
• unnamed
• unspecified
• particular
• anonymous
• unidentified

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• known
• named
• specified

• known
• named
• specified

given

2 of 3

noun

as in assumption

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning

it's a given that television viewers are influenced by advertising, even consciously or subconsciously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumption
• if
• premise
• postulate
• theory
• belief
• hypothetical
• hypothesis
• presumption
• presupposition
• premiss
• supposition
• principle
• basis
• assertion
• inference
• thesis
• proposition
• conclusion
• verity
• rule
• declaration
• affirmation
• standard
• gospel
• deduction
• axiom
• truism
• precept
• foundation
• doctrine
• law
• tenet
• dogma
• canon
• avouchment
• dictum
• ground
• ipse dixit

given

3 of 3

verb

past participle of give

1

as in donated

to make a present of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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

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

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

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3

as in presented

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

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

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

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• risen
• swollen
• inflated
• swelled

• risen
• swollen
• inflated
• swelled

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
• disbursed
• laid out
• expended
• outlaid
• dropped
• shelled out
• lavished
• wasted
• squandered
• thrown away
• blown
• rained
• forked (over, out, or up)
• dissipated
• run through
• frittered (away)

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

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

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6

as in expressed

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

she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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• suppressed
• restricted
• restrained
• stifled
• censored

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

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

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

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8

as in provided

to produce as revenue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

9

as in fed

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

gave him my e-mail address

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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10

as in offered

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

she gave the committee her grant proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offered
• proffered
• tendered
• extended
• proposed
• run by
• submitted
• trotted out
• run past
• posed
• volunteered
• given in
• held out

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

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

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11

as in conveyed

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

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

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• caught
• contracted
• come down (with)

• caught
• contracted
• come down (with)

Phrases Containing given

• given name

• given name