Synonyms of grants

grants 1 of 2

noun

plural of grant

as in subsidies

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action

applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsidies
• allotments
• appropriations
• funds
• allocations
• subventions
• endowments
• entitlements
• annuities
• allowances
• assistances
• aids
• block grants
• grants-in-aid
• benefits
• stipends
• set-asides
• bequests
• trust funds
• legacies
• advances
• state aids
• reliefs
• trusts
• foreign aids

grants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grant

1

as in admits

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

you will grant that she is difficult to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• confesses
• acknowledges
• concedes
• agrees
• allows
• announces
• owns (up to)
• recognizes
• reveals
• discloses
• accepts
• confirms
• affirms
• tells
• declares
• fesses (up)
• publishes
• comes clean (about)
• yields
• says
• imparts
• proclaims
• informs
• professes
• broadcasts
• disburdens
• communicates
• talks
• unloads
• warns
• whispers
• betrays
• tips (off)
• unveils
• exposes
• unburdens
• spills
• gives away
• avows
• leaks
• breathes
• divulges
• rats
• breaks
• blabs
• squeals
• tattles
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disallows
• contradicts
• disclaims
• disavows
• negates
• rejects
• disputes
• covers (up)
• refutes
• disowns
• repudiates
• kids (oneself)
• conceals
• hides
• obscures
• rebuts
• negatives
• veils
• gainsays

2

as in confers

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confers
• awards
• gives
• provides
• bestows
• offers
• accords
• vests
• presents
• supplies
• contributes
• shows
• furnishes
• assigns
• donates
• extends
• allocates
• appropriates
• designates
• appoints
• proffers
• names
• sets
• fixes
• dubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revokes
• calls
• recalls
• repeals
• drops
• rescinds
• aborts
• invalidates
• nullifies
• abrogates
• voids
• withdraws
• annuls
• calls off
• retracts
• writes off
• takes back
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grants

Noun

Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The international scholars then take jobs and grants that could go to Americans. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Vance asserted that these schools employ researchers on J-1 visas for work connected to federal grants at a rate of 61% compared to a national average of 38%. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

For the past year, Spotlight has followed your money through state agencies, Medicaid providers, nonprofits, grants and contracts. — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

The organization disburses the funds as grants for projects, including trail maintenance, emergency first responder training and equipment, avalanche forecasting and more, according to its website. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026

The Catalyst program includes 10 sessions, roughly three hours each, covering areas including production, grants, distribution, marketing and post-production. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The second motion was a preliminary injunction order (PI) intended to stop the Fearless Strivers Grant program, an initiative run by the Fearless Foundation, our nonprofit providing grants and educational resources to Black women entrepreneurs. — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

The artists grants and the Culture Stability Fund are both great opportunities to be able to meet the needs of the field, which is facing those federal funding cuts, as well as facing challenges with real estate and displacement. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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The act grants the president emergency authority over domestic industries deemed crucial to national security. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Assembly Bill 2222, which goes into effect next year and lasts through 2032, grants refundable tax credits for news organizations that hire journalists. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Kramer also spoke about YouTube, especially the multi-year agreement that grants the online platform exclusive global rights to stream the Oscars live and free worldwide. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Bodies and histories do not politely wait outside the studio until the artist grants them entrance. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Any adjuncts already teaching these subjects could continue to do so if the Oklahoma State Board of Education grants their district a waiver and the teacher completes training in the science of reading, according to the law. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026

During captivity, the animals get their vaccine shots for the plague and canine distemper, which grants them lifelong immunity. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026