Synonyms of grants

grants 1 of 2

noun

plural of grant

as in subsidies

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 & Similar Words

• subsidies
• allotments
• appropriations
• funds
• allocations
• subventions
• endowments
• entitlements
• annuities
• allowances
• assistances
• aids
• block grants
• grants-in-aid
• benefits
• stipends
• set-asides
• bequests
• trust funds
• legacies
• advances
• state aids
• reliefs
• trusts
• foreign aids

grants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grant

1

as in admits

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

you will grant that she is difficult to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• confesses
• acknowledges
• concedes
• agrees
• allows
• announces
• owns (up to)
• recognizes
• reveals
• discloses
• accepts
• confirms
• affirms
• tells
• declares
• fesses (up)
• publishes
• comes clean (about)
• yields
• says
• imparts
• proclaims
• informs
• professes
• broadcasts
• disburdens
• communicates
• talks
• unloads
• warns
• whispers
• betrays
• tips (off)
• unveils
• exposes
• unburdens
• spills
• gives away
• avows
• leaks
• breathes
• divulges
• rats
• breaks
• blabs
• squeals
• tattles
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disallows
• contradicts
• disclaims
• disavows
• negates
• rejects
• disputes
• covers (up)
• refutes
• disowns
• repudiates
• kids (oneself)
• conceals
• hides
• obscures
• rebuts
• negatives
• veils
• gainsays

2

as in confers

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 & Similar Words

• confers
• awards
• gives
• provides
• bestows
• offers
• accords
• vests
• presents
• supplies
• contributes
• shows
• furnishes
• assigns
• donates
• extends
• allocates
• appropriates
• designates
• appoints
• proffers
• names
• sets
• fixes
• dubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revokes
• calls
• recalls
• repeals
• drops
• rescinds
• aborts
• invalidates
• nullifies
• abrogates
• voids
• withdraws
• annuls
• calls off
• retracts
• writes off
• takes back
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grants

Verb

Employees must be given 60 days' notice of their end date, unless OPM grants a waiver to shorten that period to 30 days. —Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025

The Tar Heels will sweat out their Selection Sunday fate to see if the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee — ironically chaired by UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham — grants Davis’ team one of its final at-large berths. —Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025

Using the non-exclusive franchise tag on a player grants a team the right to match another organization’s offer, or to receive two first-round draft picks as compensation. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025

The directive grants federal agencies broad authority to penalize schools and athletic organizations that do not comply. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025

This grants you just the right amount of time to pick out bangles, necklaces, studs, and even a tiara-like hair clip to surprise the woman in your life with the romantic gift of the century. —Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025

To wrap up this incredible journey, there's another stretch of sea days — six days, to be precise — on the way back to Seattle, which grants you time for plenty of rest and relaxation after a busy stretch in Hawaii. —Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025

Fubo’s Pro plan grants subscribers access to CBS in certain markets. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025

Using their smartphone, a resident can share a unique virtual key with a visitor that grants them access. —Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025