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Synonyms for blessing
ˈblɛs ɪŋbless·ing

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Wiktionary4.0 / 2 votes

  1. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  2. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  3. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  4. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  5. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  6. blessingnoun

    We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.

    Antonyms:
    curse

  7. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  8. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

  9. blessingnoun

    Antonyms:
    curse

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 2 votes

  1. blessing

    Mercy is the exercise of less severity than one deserves, or in a more extended sense, the granting of kindness or favor beyond what one may rightly claim. Grace is favor, kindness, or blessing shown to the undeserving; forgiveness, mercy, and pardon are exercised toward the ill-deserving. Pardon remits the outward penalty which the offender deserves; forgiveness dismisses resentment or displeasure from the heart of the one offended; mercy seeks the highest possible good of the offender. There may be mercy without pardon, as in the mitigation of sentence, or in all possible alleviation of necessary severity; there may be cases where pardon would not be mercy, since it would encourage to repetition of the offense, from which timely punishment might have saved. Mercy is also used in the wider sense of refraining from harshness or cruelty toward those who are in one's power without fault of their own; as, they besought the robber to have mercy. Clemency is a colder word than mercy, and without its religious associations, signifying mildness and moderation in the use of power where severity would have legal or military, rather than moral sanction; it often denotes a habitual mildness of disposition on the part of the powerful, and is matter rather of good nature or policy than of principle. Leniency or lenity denotes an easy-going avoidance of severity; these words are more general and less magisterial than clemency; we should speak of the leniency of a parent, the clemency of a conqueror. Compare PITY.

    Synonyms:
    benevolence, benignity, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness

    Antonyms:
    cruelty, hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeance

    Preposition:
    The mercy of God to or toward sinners; have mercy on or upon one.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blessing, approval, approvingnoun

    the formal act of approving

    "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

    Synonyms:
    approval, approving, thanksgiving, commendation, benediction, favourable reception, favorable reception, grace, boon

  2. blessing, boonnoun

    a desirable state

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

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

  3. grace, blessing, thanksgivingnoun

    a short prayer of thanks before a meal

    "their youngest son said grace"

    Synonyms:
    approval, gracility, thanksgiving, state of grace, good will, saving grace, boon, free grace, grace, benediction, approving, grace of God, goodwill, seemliness

  4. benediction, blessingnoun

    a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

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

  5. blessing, benedictionnoun

    the act of praying for divine protection

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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blessingnoun

    Synonyms:
    benediction, benison, invocation of happiness

  2. blessingnoun

    Synonyms:
    good, benefit, advantage, profit, gain, boon, service

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blessingnoun

    Synonyms:
    benediction, benison, beatitude, boon, god-send

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "blessing":

    boon, godsend, derrick, baraka, holiness

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#8276thanksgiving
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#12537compassion
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#13859goodwill
#14886pity
#15279kindness
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#16235gratitude
#16843approving
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#21174holiness
#23736boon
#26713tenderness
#42957commendation
#43547clemency
#44359benevolence
#50293forbearance
#52299gentleness
#56892godsend
#61851baraka
#62645benediction
#74912leniency
#88321thankfulness
#155933mildness
#243923lenity
#299128benignity

How to use blessing in a sentence?

  1. Elisabeth Hasselbeck:

    Oftentimes, the most difficult decisions are between two great things, throughout my 14 years working in television, I have never experienced a more positive and thoughtful atmosphere than FOX News Channel, thanks to the strong leadership of( FOX News Chairman CEO) Roger Ailes, who has created the best working environment a woman and mother could ask for. Roger Ailes understanding, compassion, and kindness was exemplified when I shared with Roger Ailes that I am entering into a season where I want to start my day with my children first, and Roger Ailes offered Roger Ailes blessing to do so. With a heart full of gratitude and the peace that God has given me, I am confident that this personal decision is the right one for our family, and we will be joining all of you watching' Fox Friends' each morning as we get ready for school together. In commenting on her announcement, Roger Ailes said :.

  2. Alfred A. Montapert:

    Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?

  3. Hannah Arendt:

    When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of happiness has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.

  4. Cardinal James Gibbons:

    Wishing You every blessing from "the giver of all good gifts"...

  5. United States:

    I have the amazing blessing of being the foreign minister for the most generous nation in the history of civilization.


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