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Antonyms for boon
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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  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.

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

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

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  1. blessing, boonnoun

    a desirable state

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

    Antonyms:
    remote, distant

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

  2. boonadjective

    very close and convivial

    "boon companions"

    Antonyms:
    distant, remote

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. boonadjective

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

Editors Contribution5.0 / 1 vote

  1. curse

    a big scolding by someone

    i think "i am cursed by someone, so i am ill"

    Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2019  

How to use boon in a sentence?

  1. Albert Einstein:

    Since I do not foresee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do.

  2. Andrew Tabler:

    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, this recent outburst of diplomacy is because everyone was becoming concerned, and rightfully so. But the results of that process were remarkably poor. They seem to cement the earlier political positions of the region when it comes to Syria.

  3. Counterpoint Research analyst Neil Shah:

    It is both a boon and a bane to have Apple as a customer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-03/apple-supplier-learns-downside-of-living-at-juggernaut-s-mercy

  4. David Mamet:

    The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.

  5. 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.

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