Synonyms of gives

gives

verb

present tense third-person singular of give

1

as in donates

to make a present of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donates
• volunteers
• provides
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• offers
• gives of
• furnishes
• renders
• gives away
• affords
• issues
• awards
• confers
• imparts
• endows
• throws in
• dispenses
• pays
• aids
• assists
• kicks in
• lavishes
• benefits
• pitches in
• chips in
• proffers
• regales
• endues
• helps
• indues
• extends
• administers
• comps
• hands out
• sacrifices
• doles out
• metes (out)
• dishes out
• tenders
• forks (over, out, or up)
• puts up
• pungles (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• keeps
• retains
• saves
• preserves
• lends
• withholds
• advances
• sells
• pockets
• loans

2

as in leaves

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

• leaves
• hands
• delivers
• delegates
• transfers
• passes
• recommends
• commends
• relinquishes
• transmits
• lends
• entrusts
• grants
• confides
• confers
• consigns
• trusts
• commits
• reposes
• submits
• assigns
• distributes
• furnishes
• turns over
• gives over
• loans
• intrusts
• bequeaths
• vests
• divides
• dispenses
• hands over
• disperses
• deals (out)
• yields
• supplies
• surrenders
• turns in
• releases
• wills
• advances
• hands in
• hands on
• hands down
• retransmits
• redelivers
• recommits
• retransfers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• retains
• keeps
• possesses
• receives
• owns
• takes
• withholds
• reserves
• accepts
• detains
• occupies
• holds back
• takes in
• takes over

3

as in offers

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

• offers
• presents
• carries
• stages
• performs
• shows
• mounts
• displays
• exhibits
• exposes
• renders
• comes out with
• unveils
• represents
• portrays
• enacts
• depicts
• plays
• shows off
• dramatizes
• extends
• previews
• impersonates
• proffers
• parades
• acts
• tenders

4

as in collapses

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

• collapses
• goes
• yields
• tumbles
• crumples
• gives way
• shatters
• goes out
• melts
• dies
• founders
• crumbles
• buckles
• fails
• breaks
• flattens
• implodes
• bursts
• pops
• crashes
• smashes
• caves (in)
• splits
• gives out
• snaps
• deflates
• stalls
• breaks down
• cracks
• melts down
• splinters
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

5

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• spends
• disburses
• expends
• lays out
• outlays
• drops
• shells out
• lavishes
• forks (over, out, or up)
• blows
• wastes
• rains
• dissipates
• squanders
• throws away
• runs through
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• makes
• acquires
• earns
• secures
• realizes
• procures
• wins
• gains
• hoards
• lays up
• caches
• garners

6

as in expresses

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

she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expresses
• voices
• states
• announces
• looks
• expounds
• airs
• raises
• writes
• conveys
• sounds
• ventilates
• describes
• says
• offers
• publishes
• proclaims
• puts forth
• declares
• advertises
• vents
• gives air to
• disseminates
• submits
• circulates
• enunciates
• broadcasts
• communicates
• speaks out
• enounces
• writes up
• speaks up
• chimes in
• sounds off
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• restricts
• stifles
• restrains
• censors

7

as in devotes

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

• devotes
• applies
• addresses
• commits
• bends
• gets cracking
• spends
• turns a hand
• buckles
• gets with it
• works
• exerts
• gets one's act together
• sets (to)
• turns one's hand
• involves
• reapplies
• engages
• settles (down)
• wears out
• readdresses
• busies
• stresses
• exhausts
• troubles
• concerns
• knuckles down
• carries on
• puts out
• plunges (in)
• taxes
• hustles
• pitches in
• grinds
• plows
• plods
• plugs (away)
• humps
• pegs (away)
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plays
• idles
• dawdles
• fiddles (around)
• fools around
• putters (around)
• dallies
• monkeys (around)
• messes around
• trifles
• potters (around)
• dillydallies

8

as in yields

to produce as revenue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yields
• provides
• pays
• returns
• affords
• bears
• furnishes
• supplies
• brings in
• nets
• pays off

9

as in provides

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

gave him my e-mail address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provides
• supplies
• furnishes
• hands
• delivers
• feeds
• distributes
• dispenses
• hands over
• allocates
• portions
• administers
• deals (out)
• assigns
• apportions
• plies (with)
• doles out
• parcels (out)
• transfers
• cedes
• prorates
• metes (out)
• makes over
• deeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds (back)
• retains
• keeps (back)
• maintains
• reserves
• withholds
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• keeps up

10

as in extends

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

she gave the committee her grant proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offers
• extends
• proffers
• tenders
• submits
• proposes
• runs past
• trots out
• runs by
• poses
• volunteers
• holds out
• gives in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• takes
• accepts
• confirms
• authorizes
• approves
• denies
• rejects
• warrants
• clears
• ratifies
• formalizes
• disallows
• finalizes
• refuses
• accredits
• declines
• disapproves
• sanctions
• spurns
• turns down
• ignores
• okays
• rebuts
• withdraws
• vetoes
• rebuffs
• negatives
• neglects
• disregards
• retracts
• OKs
• approbates
• homologates
• overlooks

11

as in transmits

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

• transmits
• spreads
• conveys
• imparts
• communicates
• disseminates
• propagates
• delivers
• conducts
• transfers
• transfuses
• diffuses
• surrenders
• turns over
• infects
• broadcasts
• contaminates
• hands over
• hands on
• hands down
• poisons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catches
• contracts
• comes down (with)