GIFTED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of gifted

as in privileged

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verb

past tense of gift

as in blessed

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't

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Recent Examples of gifted

Adjective

And that’s just one of the many contributions Quavo has unselfishly gifted to the culture. — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The first of which is a bench that becomes a chair, gifted to the actor by Italian architect Massimiliano Locatelli. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

This came after the Giants gifted them a chance for the win, as running back Cam Skattebo fumbled on a run play in field goal range for his own kicker that would’ve been a potential game-winner in overtime. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The McCalls had previously gifted a donation to AFS in 2016 that provided funds for the organization to renovate and reopen the shuttered Marchesa Theater as AFS Cinema. — Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gifted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted

Adjective

Running alongside the Reuss river, with uninterrupted views across the valley toward the surrounding peaks, your villa will occupy one of Andermatt’s most privileged locations.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
We had been gone for three weeks, privileged travelers on vacation, exactly like the others in the morning crowd.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of privileged

Adjective

Bryan is an incredibly talented country singer known for writing songs that tell deep and often incredibly emotional stories.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Studios together meant making difficult decisions where the two companies overlapped, and unfortunately that affected talented people.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of talented

Verb

Later, Keldermans and fellow clergy member Katherine Elsner anointed a congregant who was having surgery later that month and then gave her a prayer blanket blessed by the community.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
My wife gave us two wonderful children and my daughter just blessed us with a grandson!

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of blessed

Adjective

Advertisement The same technology that is delivering fortunes in Silicon Valley can also deliver help to the least fortunate.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Regardless, while the series might have had fluky components, between Milwaukee's fortunate luck on balls in play, runners in scoring position performance and pitching outcomes, the ultimate series result was anything but.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortunate

Verb

That we, as human beings, have been endowed with the ability to channel that creativity fills me with a sense of awe and wonder.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
The show was considered an outlier in its generally sympathetic take on Hill and his conservative views, as well as in terms of the agency with which the show’s creators endowed its working- and middle-class characters.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowed

Adjective

Those of you who've never had to work inside a tank or similar armored combat vehicle can count yourselves lucky.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
When the cast visited Japan in March 2025, Mystery Channel hosted a special event attended by 270 lucky fans chosen from applicants nationwide, giving them the opportunity to meet and interact with the cast.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lucky

Adjective

Not that the easily impressed senators, eager to exculpate a favored man, took note of the irony.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The Palazzo Dandolo Paolucci is one such overlooking the Grand Canal, a true rarity amidst the everyday, awaiting whomever its next favored owner might be.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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