Antonyms for gift
gɪftgift

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. giftnoun

   Synonyms:
   contribution, talent, donation, give, contribute, donate, present

2. giftverb

   To give (as a gift) to.

   Synonyms:
   donation, give, contribute, donate, present, talent, contribution

3. giftnoun

   A talent or natural ability.

   Synonyms:
   give, donate, contribute, contribution, donation, talent, present

4. giftnoun

   Something gained incidentally, without effort.

   Synonyms:
   present, donation, talent, contribution

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 5 votes

1. gift

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, grant, gratuity, largess, present

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. gift

   Antonyms:
   reservation, refusal, wages, purchase, earnings, compensation, remuneration, inanity, stupidity, forfeit, penalty, fine, surrender

   Synonyms:
   donation, present, grant, boon, gratuity, benefaction, endowment, talent, faculty, alms, douceur

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1. • Acquisition

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.4 / 7 votes

1. giftnoun

   something acquired without compensation

   Synonyms:
   talent, natural endowment, giving, endowment

2. endowment, gift, talent, natural endowmentnoun

   natural abilities or qualities

   Synonyms:
   talent, natural endowment, endowment fund, endowment, giving

3. giving, giftverb

   the act of giving

   Synonyms:
   talent, natural endowment, giving, endowment

4. endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endueverb

   give qualities or abilities to

   Synonyms:
   vest, put, endue, induct, adorn, authorize, place, clothe, enthrone, dower, endow, invest, present, give, empower, indue, commit, authorise, seat

5. give, gift, presentverb

   give as a present; make a gift of

   "What will you give her for her birthday?"

   Synonyms:
   commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, empower, demo, impart, exhibit, endue, pass on, confront, move over, return, establish, acquaint, stage, deliver, show, reach, present, have, lay out, fall in, portray, make, pay, invest, throw, kick in, feed, break, introduce, ease up, apply, salute, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, represent, pass, render, endow, indue, sacrifice, yield, turn over, demonstrate, leave, give way, consecrate, award, generate, contribute, pose, face, afford, submit, hand

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. giftnoun

   Synonyms:
   gratuity, present, largess, offering, grant, donation, boon, bounty, bequest, benefaction, contribution, subsidy, legacy, alms, donative, douceur, dotation, sportula, endowment, talent

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. GIFT

   Synonyms:
   Gamete intrafallopian transfer

How to use gift in a sentence?

1. Becca Bundy:

   She's my angel. She saved my life and I thought that would be an appropriate little gift for them.

2. Peter Boockvar:

   If you're an executive and you see a challenging economic environment, the market is giving you a gift with this sharp rebound, insiders apparently are thinking this is a time to exercise options.

3. Seneca:

   The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.

4. Scott Hubbard:

   Every year I wrap my dog up just to remind us both of the gift she is, she was rescued from Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona, seven years ago.

5. Sophocles:

   Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

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