afforded

[uh-fawr-did] / əˈfɔr dɪd /

VERB

able to have or do; within financial means

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow manage

STRONG

bear incur spare stand support sustain

WEAK

be able to be disposed to have enough for have the means for

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

take away

VERB

give, produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grant offer provide

STRONG

bestow furnish impart render supply yield

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny refuse take

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

take away

Example Sentences

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Even Richard Nixon in his darkest, and sometimes drunken, moments had the good sense, or at least the protection afforded by his aides, to keep his most sadistic thoughts private.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Although the home is located on a popular street in Sag Harbor, it afforded Brooklyn-born Behar total privacy courtesy of the lush trees that surround the grounds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

England head coach Thomas Tuchel's decision to name an expanded 35-man squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan at Wembley has afforded him room to experiment before this summer's World Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Frederiksen had previously won international esteem and a degree of influence rarely afforded her nation of six million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Any inconvenience due to our sequestration will be outweighed by the Protection afforded both against the PoIitself and against other Tumults of this Colony, of which we all must be sensible.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson