ENDOWING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

endowing

verb

present participle of endow

as in gifting

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 funding

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

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as in financing

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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defunding

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Recent Examples of endowing An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility. — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 Through flashbacks and leaps ahead in time, fragmentation and fantasy scenes, the film simulates complexity while endowing its characters with mere crumbs of knowledge and experience. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers. — Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026 Nimer explains that following this money isn’t typically as direct as Sylvester endowing a second faculty chair this week in the DCC’s name. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy. — Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025 In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance. — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

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Verb

Designed for gifting, the treats are beautifully presented in elegant gift boxes inspired by Maxim’s red exterior and other Parisian motifs.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
The company said the seasonal collection is intended for holiday entertaining, gifting and everyday snacking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifting

Verb

In Ohio, America PAC is funding ads, text and phone outreach among other measures helping Republican Jon Husted against Democrat Sherrod Brown, according to FEC filings.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Although supporters say the fear that billionaires will flee the state are overblown, the ultrawealthy have made moves to potentially avoid paying the tax or are funding campaigns to defeat it.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of funding

Verb

Meta told Fortune the new stock is mainly about financing its AI spending.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Youssef is directing from his own script, with his Cairo Cowboy producing alongside Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Central; Christopher Storer and Tyson Bidner for American Light & Fixture; and A24, which is financing the project.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of financing

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Big up to the D’Angelo family as well for blessing me with the opportunity to be able to have his first step out since his transition.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessing

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The first flight will be a milestone in establishing how the design performs beyond the development environment.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
There is overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, and for imposing the draft on the ultra-Orthodox.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishing

Verb

In other words, taxpayers are subsidizing the payroll beneath a dynastic fortune.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
For now, the leading AI companies can stay afloat by attracting huge investment (OpenAI and Anthropic), or subsidizing their AI operations with their traditional revenue streams (Google and Meta).

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidizing

Verb

Its modular design is intended to support installation in field environments, potentially simplifying the process of equipping vehicles with robotic capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipping

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With roaring support from a packed crowd, Macklemore launched his Free Palestine Tour in Ireland’s capital Monday, just over a month after he was controversially dropped as Ed Sheeran’s supporting act.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Attorneys general from 39 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief supporting New Jersey’s case against Kalshi.

— Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

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