ENDOWED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

endowed

verb

past tense of endow

as in gifted

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute a young performer endowed with a great singing voice

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as in funded

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums

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as in financed

to provide money for the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government

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Recent Examples of endowed 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 When a Columbus nursing home that served aging African Americans was sold, a resulting gift endowed the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation, a supporting organization of the Columbus Foundation. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But they’re endowed with a fundamentally different intelligence, one shaped by a separate evolutionary path and defined by a nervous system that’s distributed throughout their bodies rather than centralized like that of the brains of most animals. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 For professors who studied literary themes and metaphors for a living, theory endowed their scholarship with the armature of a larger purpose, transforming textual analysis into jargony skirmishes in a crusade for social justice. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 So does the king’s loyal swineherd, Eumaeus (John Leguizamo), who, in this telling, has gone blind and is thus endowed with near-Tiresian powers of perception. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Official liberalism had long been almost inextricably identified with a picture of man as perfectible, as endowed with sufficient wisdom and selflessness to endure power and to use it infallibly for the general good. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 He is endowed with the gift of making his characters seem not only credible but desirable, approachable, and human, thanks to his undeniable charm. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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Across different cultures and generations, people have worn it, gifted it, saved it, and passed it down.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Books that were signed and gifted to them by friends and family.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

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The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

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Only the Kansas City Current have their own stadium, financed by co-owners Angie and Chris Long, as well as Patrick and Brittany Mahomes.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The cohort driving the current wave was largely bought between 2018 and 2022, often at peak multiples, financed with cheap, pre-rate-hike debt.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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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

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The organization works to champion aspiring and established storytellers by providing events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging community partnerships.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Nor have the researchers yet established the process’s industrial environmental or economic balance.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of established

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Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

Verb

Reaching this secluded region requires specially equipped 4x4s capable of navigating volcanic landscapes, mountain tracks, and glacial river crossings that remain inaccessible for most of the year.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
The Ti 9 is rear-wheel drive and comes equipped with the DiSus-P Ultra hydraulic suspension.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

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