Antonyms for bless
blɛsbless

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. blessverb

   Antonyms:
   condemn, curse

2. blessverb

   Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement.

   Antonyms:
   condemn, curse

3. blessverb

   Antonyms:
   curse, condemn

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. bless

   Antonyms:
   deprive, sadden, impoverish, ignore, curse, anathematize

   Synonyms:
   felicitate, endow, enrich, gladden, rejoice, cheer, thank

Matched Categories

1. • Confer
   • Declare
   • Gesture
   • Invoke

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blessverb

   give a benediction to

   "The dying man blessed his son"

   Antonyms:
   curse, bedamn, anathemize, imprecate, damn, anathemise, beshrew, maledict

   Synonyms:
   hallow, sign, consecrate, sanctify

2. blessverb

   confer prosperity or happiness on

   Antonyms:
   anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, beshrew, damn, curse, maledict, bedamn

   Synonyms:
   hallow, sign, consecrate, sanctify

3. bless, signverb

   make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

   Antonyms:
   damn, anathemise, curse, beshrew, anathemize, imprecate, bedamn, maledict

   Synonyms:
   ratify, hallow, signalize, sign, sign up, sign on, signal, contract, consecrate, subscribe, sanctify, signalise

4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctifyverb

   render holy by means of religious rites

   Antonyms:
   curse, imprecate, beshrew, damn, anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, maledict

   Synonyms:
   purify, hallow, give, dedicate, sign, commit, ordinate, sanctify, vow, order, consecrate, ordain, devote, purge

How to use bless in a sentence?

1. Fabio Lanzoni:

   You know, unfortunately, Versace wasn’t a very honest man. God bless his soul, but the truth is the truth. He wasn’t a very honest person.

2. Max Cavalera:

   We sat outside the studio at night, among a few candles, and closed our eyes for a minute. After that, we jammed straight from our hearts. We didn't play for ourselves, but for the ones no longer with us in flesh, but always with us in spirit. God bless. Until we meet again. Soul fly... fly free

3. Bob Colonna:

   I feel a huge wave of sorrow and relief at the passing of this remarkable man, i treasure the years when I worked with him at Trinity Rep and in a couple of TV films. I admire his excellent body of work in the movies. And I mourn for the darkness and pain that were his final years. God bless him. He was a hell of a guy.

4. Donna McGrew:

   My heart just breaks; there are 11 other families going through this now. God bless them.

5. Elizabeth Warren:

   Look, there are a lot of ways that we try to change our energy consumption, and our pollution, and God bless all of those ways.

How to pronounce bless?

How to say bless in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency