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grant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grant

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action

  • applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state
Synonyms of grant

allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, subsidy, subvention
Words Related to grant

aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-aside

foreign aid, relief, state aid

advance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund

grant

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grant

1 to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

  • you will grant that she is difficult to work with
Synonyms of grant

acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), own (up to)
Words Related to grant

disburden, unburden, unload

affirm, avow, confirm, profess

accept, recognize, yield

announce, break, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, publish, reveal, spill, tell, unveil

betray, blab, expose, give away, inform, leak, rat, squeal, talk, tattle, tip (off), warn, wise (up)

breathe, say, whisper
Phrases Synonymous with grant

come clean (about)
Near Antonyms of grant

disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown

contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, negative

rebut, refute, reject, repudiate

conceal, cover (up), hide, obscure, veil

kid (oneself)
Antonyms of grant

deny

2 to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

  • by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city
Synonyms of grant

accord, award, confer, vest
Words Related to grant

bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, show

furnish, provide, supply

extend, offer, proffer

allocate, appropriate, assign

appoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set
Near Antonyms of grant

abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke

abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off

recant, retract, take back, withdraw

Synonym Discussion of grant

grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.
    • granted them a new hearing
concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.
    • even her critics concede she can be charming
vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.
    • vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples
accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.
    • accorded all the honors befitting a head of state
award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.
    • awarded the company a huge defense contract

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