GRANTS Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grant

as in admits

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly you will grant that she is difficult to work with

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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

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Recent Examples of grants

Noun

Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Free money from scholarships and grants accounts for about 27% of the costs, and student loans, including parent borrowing, make up most of the rest. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles County’s Department of Arts and Culture is building its 2028 effort around existing grants, youth programs, public art and neighborhood partnerships, Director Kristin Sakoda said. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Major disaster aid includes individual assistance, such as temporary housing, loans and repair grants, that disaster survivors need quickly to recover. — Dana R. Fisher, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The Accelerate Fellowship, which is supported by Netflix, is a four-month program that bestows disabled film and television writers $30,000 grants and bespoke mentorship to develop a film or television spec script. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Funded by private donations and grants, UpBeat also helps families with food and support during difficult times. — Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 California has made the largest investment of any state, the progress report said, with grants to total approximately $126 million by 2027. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Section 217 of the City Charter grants the controller and other city officers the power to order individuals to produce documents and to attend hearings, with subpoenas issued via the City Clerk’s office. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The preliminary injunction remains while the appeal is pending, unless the Appellate Division grants a stay that would pause or freeze the order. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Maxine is thrust into the seductive, high-stakes world of venture capital after a chance encounter grants her the grift of a lifetime. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 At least four of the nine justices must agree to review a case for the Court to grant a writ of certiorari and, historically, the Court grants certiorari only about 1% to 2% of the time. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026 In addition to their cash compensation, Miami-Dade’s pay plan grants commissioners a $72,000 yearly contribution to a retirement account. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Luckily, signing up takes seconds and grants immediate access to a free, month-long trial. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The United States also recently extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which grants sub-Saharan countries duty-free access to American markets through 2028. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 The artists grants and the Culture Stability Fund are both great opportunities to be able to meet the needs of the field, which is facing those federal funding cuts, as well as facing challenges with real estate and displacement. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grants

Noun

As private financing dries up, producers are looking for foreign subsidies.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China’s massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors from steel foundries to car factories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidies

Verb

The ultimate goal is to create a premium tier interceptor missile that can deal with hypersonic threats while keeping costs down, though the company admits economics are of secondary priority at this phase.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
In a separate interview with THR, Hoover admits her own read of what‘s real has shifted.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of admits

Verb

On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine confers a high degree of protection.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confers

Noun

These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of allotments

Verb

Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
With the whizbang action long in the series’ rearview, this quiet road trip proves its emotional centerpiece, as Noah confesses both his true nature and his desire to be better — the conflict of his programming.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of confesses

Verb

Chanel x Tribeca Through Her Lens winner, which awards one team full financing to produce a short film.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
The project awards five scholarships, each lasting three years — the entire duration of the training program — to five students enrolled in the directing, acting, screenwriting, editing and production design courses.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of awards

Verb

However, the company also acknowledges that people want to know if a song was created with generative AI tools.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The City's own staff report acknowledges that its reconsideration procedures do not, on their own, authorize removing a sitting Vice Mayor.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026