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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

Antonyms of grant

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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