Antonyms for furnish
ˈfɜr nɪʃfur·nish

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1. furnish

   To give is primarily to transfer to another's possession or ownership without compensation; in its secondary sense in popular use, it is to put into another's possession by any means and on any terms whatever; a buyer may say "Give me the goods, and I will give you the money;" we speak of giving answers, information, etc., and often of giving what is not agreeable to the recipient, as blows, medicine, reproof; but when there is nothing in the context to indicate the contrary, give is always understood in its primary sense; as, this book was given me. Give thus becomes, like get, a term of such general import as to be a synonym for a wide variety of words. To grant is to put into one's possession in some formal way, or by authoritative act; as, Congress grants lands to a railroad corporation. To speak of granting a favor carries a claim or concession of superiority on the part of the one by whom the grant may be made; to confer has a similar sense; as, to confer a degree or an honor; we grant a request or petition, but do not confer it. To impart is to give of that which one still, to a greater or less degree, retains; the teacher imparts instruction. To bestow is to give that of which the receiver stands in especial need; we bestow alms.

   Synonyms:
   bestow, cede, communicate, confer, deliver, give, grant, impart, supply

   Preposition:
   We give money to a person for a thing, for a purpose, etc. (or without proposition, give a person a sum of money); we give a thing to or into one's care or keeping; the weary fugitive gave himself up to his pursuers.

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1. furnish

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, dismantle

   Synonyms:
   supply, provide, equip, afford, yield, bestow, purvey, give

Matched Categories

1. • Give
   • Provide

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supply, provide, render, furnishverb

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

   Synonyms:
   provide, put up, yield, deliver, picture, supply, append, show, hand over, add, turn in, interpret, translate, fork up, submit, fork out, give, offer, fork over, depict, generate, return, ply, bring home the bacon, try, leave, allow, render, issue, allow for, cater

2. furnishverb

   provide or equip with furniture

   "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

   Synonyms:
   render, provide, supply

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1. furnishverb

   Synonyms:
   supply, provide, contribute, bestow, purvey, cater

How to use furnish in a sentence?

1. Peter Ustinov:

   Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

2. Edgar Degas:

   The museums are here to teach the history of art and something more as well, for, if they stimulate in the weak a desire to imitate, they furnish the strong with the means of their emancipation.

3. Moffett Nathanson:

   Think of this as buying a sofa to furnish the new house (Time Warner) they just bought.

4. Connie Phillips:

   We provide a home for them to live in, we furnish the home, we provide food, we make sure that they have everything they need, and then we begin to work with them so that they can learn about our culture, they can understand how to live in this new community that they find themselves in. We help enroll their children in school and work with them about understanding how the American school system works, and we help them with health care as well as employment.

5. Zainol Mohd Isa:

   As a responsible airport operator, Malaysia Airports undertakes to verify all claims of aircraft ownership with the relevant authorities. Thus far, we have not been able to do so to our satisfaction, as such, we urge the rightful owner to furnish us with the required information for verification purposes.

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