GIFTED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of gifted

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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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Adjective

These kids were gifted tickets to the show, as announced a day earlier by Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026 In 1959, Ted Kaczynski, then a 16-year-old undergraduate at Harvard, participated in a series of psychological experiments that asked gifted young men to debate their philosophies and values with other students. — Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Chipstone bought the two vessels from an art dealer in 2013 and gifted them to the museum earlier this year, the Journal Sentinel reported. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 As Charles and Cathy, the duo is gifted the show’s thorniest relationship. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gifted

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Adjective

The attackers were then able to obtain privileged internal access and bypass the normal customer-facing withdrawal process without stealing private keys, Mandiant reported.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Now, with global rules under heavy attack, there are fewer bulwarks against domestic interests seeking privileged access to public contracts, regulatory favors, or political protection.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of privileged

Adjective

There’s no more talented quartet of perimeter players on one team than James/Brown/Maxey/Edgecombe.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The story plays out in New York’s cutthroat acting scene, where a talented Indian actor chasing his craft falls under the sway of Keitel’s teacher.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of talented

Verb

No sooner than the broadcast of the Braves’ Wild Card Series game began Tuesday, showing pockets of empty seats at Truist Park, the social-media geniuses blessed us with their bouquets of wisdom.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Fashion designer Simon Port Jacquemus listed it among his favorite addresses in Vogue, and French street artist Invader unofficially blessed the building with one of his trademark mosaics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessed

Adjective

Sweden was fortunate to have lots of hydropower and an established base of nuclear reactors.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
The truck rolled one and a half times and fell two hundred and thirty feet; the driver was fortunate to survive with minor injuries.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 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

Even among those lucky enough to have a job, a significant portion of the generation wants to ditch their current employers for greener pastures.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
So that was something that Mike really strived to capture in this film, and lucky for us, the elements really helped in that way.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 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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