1
: having great natural ability : talented
gifted children
2
: revealing a special gift
gifted voices
giftedly
adverb
giftedness
noun
Examples of gifted in a Sentence
He's an extremely gifted student.
a school for gifted children
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In 2025, 41% of first-time buyers used gifted funds for their down payments, a significant increase from 27% of all homebuyers in 2023 and 18% of first-time buyers in 2018.
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Nathan Levinson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Building the Band is an innovative reality series, where gifted singers vie for a chance to form the next great music group sight unseen, leaving looks out of the equation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 July 2025
Krauss also has a slew of other honors to ger credit — including 12 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards — as befits this singularly gifted singer, violinist, band leader and tireless champion of earthy American music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
He was identified by scouting sources as being a gifted goal scorer before the 2022 draft, when he was taken No. 31 by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Nathan Levinson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Building the Band is an innovative reality series, where gifted singers vie for a chance to form the next great music group sight unseen, leaving looks out of the equation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 July 2025
Krauss also has a slew of other honors to ger credit — including 12 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards — as befits this singularly gifted singer, violinist, band leader and tireless champion of earthy American music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
He was identified by scouting sources as being a gifted goal scorer before the 2022 draft, when he was taken No. 31 by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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gifted
adjective
gift·ed
ˈgif-təd 
: having great natural ability
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