MITZVAH Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

mitzvah

noun

Definition of mitzvah

as in gift

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Recent Examples of mitzvah Yeah, so the bar mitzvah was on our birthday — which is March 14 — a month ago. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Its symbolism is also meant to teach us to support others who could, in turn, perform mitzvahs (good deeds). — Parents Editors, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025 The commandment, or mitzvah, of Hanukkah is to light the menorah with family or friends at home. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025 An iconic disco-pop outfit with a crossover hit often understood to be about gay cruising that has become a global sports-and-bar-mitzvah anthem. — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mitzvah

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Noun

The hurdles force charities to spend scarce staff time chasing funds intended for their missions and, occasionally, walk away from the gift altogether, the experts said.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Diallo, like so many other men who found their way to Wilson’s bike shop, brought him gifts.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of gift

Noun

Saudi Arabia also is running low on interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Others, such as Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, have refused to provide Kyiv with direct military assistance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistance

Noun

Vasil didn’t know what his teammates were planning and was clearly touched by the display of support.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Schoenmaker will oversee ReturnPro’s international corporate strategy and go-to-market approach, build its commercial organization and support mergers and acquisitions as the company develops its overseas business.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

If the old Ernest Hemingway adage holds true, that courage equals grace under pressure, then Anna May Wong (1905-1961) had it in spades.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
For cadres and others subject to rectification, the process sorts who is in and who has fallen out of the good graces of party leaders.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of grace

Noun

Those findings affect the survivor benefits for which service members' families are eligible.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The current measles outbreak should be a call for action to renew immunization as a public good with personal benefits.

— Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Morgan Suarez kicked a 46-yard field goal eight minutes later and added one from 32 yards to start the second quarter for a 13-0 advantage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of advantage

Noun

Michael Douglas, in a letter to a federal judge who was considering sentencing his son Cameron on drug charges, pleaded for mercy in 2010.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
As violence spills into every corner of their lives, loyalties snap, safety proves temporary, and the battle for power leaves no room for mercy.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

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