GIVE AWAY Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈgiv-ə-ˌwā

Definition of giveaway

as in gift

something given to someone without expectation of a return offering a Caribbean vacation giveaway to the millionth customer

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verb

as in to display

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face

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as in to donate

to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of giveaway

Noun

The five-member group — promoting a four-member group comprising Yunah, Minju, Wonhee and Iroha — greeted fans, helped with a giveaway and posed for pictures inside the Melrose pop-up. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 According to People, partygoers were gifted Chanel and Hermès handbags, and a game-show-style giveaway saw cash prizes starting at $10,000 and climbing to a staggering $1 million. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Verb

Congress has been basically giving away its own power for a quarter of a century. — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 His nonprofit, the Musk Foundation, had more than $14 billion assets at the end of last year, but over the past four years has failed to give away the minimum amount required by law. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for giveaway

Recent Examples of Synonyms for giveaway

Noun

Since Jayawardhana took office July 1, donors have committed about $73 million in gifts.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
However, since the ornament is entered into a holiday gift exchange rather than gifted with proper intention, Tanya suddenly finds herself on the receiving end of everyone else’s misfortune.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of gift

Verb

While reconfiguring bedding and bath areas, sheet walls displaying Threshold and other labels are being redone to showcase the attributes of the different sheets.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
The space also displays visual art from the local arts community, including a 24-foot dragon sculpture that hangs from the ceiling.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of display

Verb

Billionaires such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin have donated millions to Building a Better California, a group funding ads against the wealth tax proposal.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Pratt & Whitney magnanimously donated 75 acres of the former Rentschler airfield to further facilitate its construction.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of donate

Noun

At every stop, Talarico has argued that, for too long, the wealthy and their donations have corrupted politics, and that this corruption has fueled the affordability crisis.

— STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
What comes next Executives with the South Florida Donor Network say the nonprofit is planning to heavily invest in outreach efforts in the coming months to advocate for the importance of organ donation.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of donation

Verb

As case counts surged in the initial months of the outbreak, population and demographic data revealed who was shouldering the greatest burdens.

— Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Medical examinations initially revealed no major injury, but his condition deteriorated.

— Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of reveal

Verb

In 2019, Denver officiated the wedding of two men, friends who had volunteered for his congressional campaign.

— Virginia Mercury, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of volunteer

Noun

From the starting point of children abandoned in a train station, the story – inspired by true events – turns on the past and present of a family.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
That’s the dark story Brooke is ready to tell the world in a manuscript she’s brought from Sag Harbor—the world’s least welcome Christmas present.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of present

Verb

His friendly, supportive presence showed how the rival nations (in the far-off future in which the show was set) were capable of working together.

— JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Vucic’s ousting shows the downside of that approach, as the whole relationship will have to be rebuilt from the ground up.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

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