Synonyms for boon
bunboon

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1. boon

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

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1. blessing, boonnoun

   a desirable state

   "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

   Synonyms:
   benediction, grace, thanksgiving, approval, blessing, approving

   Antonyms:
   remote, distant

2. boonadjective

   very close and convivial

   "boon companions"

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote

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1. boonnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, present, benefaction, grant, offering

2. boonadjective

   Synonyms:
   kind, bountiful, generous

3. boonadjective

   Synonyms:
   gay, merry, jovial, jolly, convivial

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1. boonadjective

   Synonyms:
   generous, bountiful, benign, jolly, convivial, gay, jovial, frolicsome, sportive

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1. List of paraphrases for "boon":

   blessing, boone, godsend

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1. Andrew Tabler:

   I don't see a tremendous amount of change out of the Iranians or Russians. There is some talk of them being tired, but their positions are pretty firm, they think that Assad's immediate departure would lead to a collapse of the regime. Washington also sees a rapid collapse of the regime as something that would be a boon for ISIS. They are in a conundrum: if Assad goes right away, it would help ISIS, but if he doesn't go at all, you have no hope of putting the pieces of Syria back together again.

2. Raul Grijalva:

   This is no kind of victory, but I'm hopeful that it is a genuine turning of the page, secretary Zinke's successor has a chance to move on from an unfortunate The Trump Administration record of environmental mismanagement and decline. A well-managed Interior Department — one that puts the public good ahead of fossil fuel and mining industry demands — can be a boon to the entire country.

3. William Wordsworth:

   The world is too much with us late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powersLittle we see in Nature that is oursWe have given our hearts away, a sordid boon

4. The United:

   This is a boon for those that would like to see The United States power in Northeast Asia diminished and Northeast Asia alliances weakened -- specifically, China and North Korea, both see the United States as their primary adversary and The United States alliances as a major impediment to their strategic objectives. Problems between The United States alliances -- especially those as critical as Japan and South Korea -- is seen as both a challenge for American strategy but also a symbol of diminishing American power in Northeast Asia.

5. Steve Salisbury:

   The genus name, Thapunngaka, incorporates thapun [ ta-boon ] and ngaka [ nga-ga ], the Wanamara words for' spear' and' mouth', respectively, the species name, shawi, honours the fossil's discoverer Len Shaw, so the name means' Shaw's spear mouth'.