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blessings

NOUN

sanctification

Synonyms

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dedication grace

STRONG

absolution benediction benison commendation consecration invocation thanks thanksgiving

WEAK

benedicite divine sanction laying on of hands

Antonyms

STRONG

criticism

WEAK

bad fortune bad luck blight condemnation curse damnation damnification disadvantage disapproval ill will

NOUN

good wishes, approval

Synonyms

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backing consent permission

STRONG

Godspeed approbation concurrence favor leave okay regard sanction support valediction

Antonyms

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denial opposition

STRONG

disapproval refusal veto

WEAK

bad fortune bad luck blight condemnation curse damnation damnification disadvantage ill will

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

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asset boon gift good fortune good luck kindness miracle

STRONG

benediction benefit bounty break favor gain godsend good help profit service windfall

WEAK

lucky break manna from heaven stroke of luck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage

STRONG

bad luck harm hindrance hurt injury loss misfortune

WEAK

bad fortune blight condemnation curse damnation damnification disapproval ill will

Example Sentences

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“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Xi accompanied Trump on a tour of Beijing’s 15th-century Temple of Heaven, where China’s Ming and Qing emperors held rites to seek bountiful harvests and other blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

So I just try and take time to enjoy life and enjoy my blessings and enjoy just being alive and well.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

There exist many actual cases of hunter-gatherers who did see food production practiced by their neighbors, and who nevertheless refused to accept its supposed blessings and instead remained hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond