GODSENDS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

godsends

noun

plural of godsend

as in benefits

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing that holiday bonus has proved to be a godsend for my bills

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Noun

In addition, eligible employees will receive severance benefits and outplacement services to support their search for a new job.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Two states – Arkansas and Tennessee – have enacted laws that would ban conglomerates from simultaneously managing prescription benefits and running retail and mail-order pharmacies.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of benefits

Noun

Lower agricultural revenue would leave the government with less money, and lower domestic food production would drive up consumer prices—both boons to the most extreme Peronist populists running against Milei in 2027.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Live captioning, one of the biggest boons of waveguide smart glasses, also works well on the MemoMind.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of boons

Noun

While the fire was horrible, Hong said some blessings have emerged from the tragedy.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Better Over Time should give him an opportunity to expunge his anguish and, if not necessarily heal, then find clarity on why his preternatural talent has brought a mixture of blessings and frustration.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of blessings

Noun

There is something so beautiful about loving someone through every season of their life … Kenny, one of the greatest gifts of my life has been getting to know you through all your different chapters.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
So take a gander at our favorite gifts of the season, now vibrating and twitching with life.

— Vogue, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of gifts

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