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

Noun

The Greater Watts Community Garden is also supported by one of these grants. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The county is still seeking state and local grants for the construction, which is expected to begin in spring 2028. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Folklore intentionally awards $10,000 grants rather than spreading the money across a larger number of smaller awards, with the goal of providing enough funding for investments such as equipment, additional space or employees. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Since then, Lauder has funded over $123 million in medical research through the BCRF, including more than 400 research grants. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Last year, Vought mandated that the NIH fund grants in their entirety up front, rather than dispersing funds on a yearly basis. — STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

And, per Monday’s presentation, the district is also looking at things like how buildings are used and at securing additional grants. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Research brings grants, prestige, graduate students, rankings, and career advancement. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

The partnership between Disney and Sundance was first announced in November 2023, when the first round of grants were awarded. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Additional Protocol is an agreement between the IAEA and a country that grants agency inspectors increased access to nuclear sites. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

The same California law also grants law enforcement the ability to issue notices to manufacturers if these vehicles commit a traffic violation, according to the California DMV. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Rounding out the lineup is a younger generation of American talent, including Jonathan Cohen, whose artful approach to color, print, and materiality grants his collection a thoughtful (yet never overly precious) point of view. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

That organization awards grants to reduce poverty, stop injustice, and advance human welfare and has awarded about $4 billion across thousands of grants. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Li plays Maxine Tao, a sophisticated and cunning con woman who is thrust into the seductive, high-stakes world of venture capital after a chance encounter grants her the grift of a lifetime. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

The first year will be funded by the Sid Richardson Foundation, a Fort Worth based non-profit that grants funds to various sectors, including education. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

The disagreement is over the NCAA's new rule that grants players five seasons of eligibility, but did not include those who graduated from high school in 2022. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Talwani found that the plaintiffs challenging the rule are likely to succeed because the elections clause of the Constitution grants authority over federal elections to the states, subject to Congress’s legislative intervention. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026