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

But critics say that if the rule is implemented, the final sign-off for grants will no longer be in the hands of subject-matter experts within individual agencies, but in those of political appointees. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Though the dollars are comparatively small (the combined Breakaway and Build OC grants represent just a fraction of the $180 million the Samueli family expects to give away in Orange County this year), the impact can be big. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

During that same period, the California department awarded $175,000 in grants to dozens of local chapters across the state. — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

The conservancy, which is funded by park bonds, federal grants and other sources, expected the parcels would be transferred to San Mateo County parks, the state park system, or the national park system. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts today named the seventy-eight recipients of its spring 2026 grants. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026

Such data irregularities fit into a broader pattern of disrupting long-standing agency activities – for example, abruptly terminating grants to state and local health departments and disrupting health messaging on vaccines. — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to multiple requests for comment from NPR about why the grants were canceled. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 8 July 2026

Warren said the freeze would allow time to investigate how IOLTA grants are awarded. — Nick Sullivan july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Verb

The judge signed off on a similar agreement in May that grants prosecutors access to all prescription medication records for the legendary golfer at a Palm Beach pharmacy from the start of the year through the end of March. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Such a bond occurs when a judge grants a compassionate release for inmates who are in failing health and no longer a threat to the community. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

The paperwork grants the right to hold an offering once regulators finish their review, not the offering itself. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026

But the 14-point memorandum also grants Iran a formal role in overseeing commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz alongside Oman. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

The decision focused on the Spending Clause of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power to give money to the states for particular purposes and to attach conditions to such monetary grants. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 23 June 2026

Since Pulte's selection, Democrats have declined to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which grants intelligence agencies broad authority to spy on overseas targets, causing the legal provision to expire earlier this month. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 23 June 2026

The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x ETF (SOXL) , which grants investors three-times exposure to the PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) , plunged nearly 20% in the premarket. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 June 2026