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

At the time of her death, more than 332,000,000 books had been gifted. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2025/2026, where Barca retained the La Liga title, Flick promoted another promising graduate of La Masia’s gifted Class of 2007. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

Since 1995, the organization has gifted more than 200 million books to kids across the globe. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The organization, which has since gone global, has gifted more than 304 million books since its inception, according to the its website. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gifted

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Adjective

Do not start taking privileged documents, trade secrets, customer files or other company information.

— William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The pages in between, all 650-plus of them, read like Colson Whitehead on acid, and that is meant as a compliment from this privileged white middle-aged woman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileged

Adjective

But with the talented dual-threat QB healthy and a more seasoned Sooners front, the hunch here is that OU will be much improved on offense in 2026.

— Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
For the longest time, as an ambassador and protector of American motorsports and one of the most talented drivers to ever sit in a stock car, Denny Hamlin didn’t believe in luck.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of talented

Verb

Not for nothing has White Barn Inn been blessed with just about every hospitality and dining award possible—from the endless applause of regional magazines and AAA five diamond ratings to a spot on Traveler's Gold List.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Heads of state, parents of book recipients, music fans, movie fans and, like me, women who felt blessed to have had such a glamorous role model publicly mourned the loss.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blessed

Adjective

The people featured in the 11th annual installment of this uplifting exercise help the less fortunate, tend to the environment, tempt our taste buds, help budding entrepreneurs thrive, minister to the downtrodden and more.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Like other Muslims, Anjum has spent the last 30 days fasting from dawn to sunset, reflecting on her relationship with God and feeling compassion toward the less fortunate.

— Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortunate

Adjective

Much of the site meets the city through fences — and not very inspired ones at that.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The angled basement window, in particular, is an inspired bit of technical mastery, as are the pair of handles on the sides, reserved for the Flukeman and Alex Krycek, who are technically out of the picture, but always feel like a looming presence.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspired

Verb

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
Someone who might have the answers is fan-favorite franchise staple Elise (Lin Shaye), a medium who commutes between both worlds, here via the body of a tattoo artist (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) endowed with paranormal gifts.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowed

Adjective

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
This dynamic that has produced a glut of companies in favored sectors like green technology, electric vehicles, and semiconductors, chasing far more customers than the market, domestic or global, can support.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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