Antonyms for bless
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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. Richard Jordan:

   Grace is not against good works It simply does not bless on the basis of good works. We receive blessing from God based solely on the merits of His Son--blessings freely given to us in Christ and nowhere else. The completeness that is in Christ mean deliverance from trying to 'be good' and 'do right' in order to be accepted by God.

2. Laura Arthrell:

   God bless that woman. She cried so hard, it was like he was talking to her. It was like he was talking to them.

3. Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino:

   This search and rescue was truly a community collaboration of Maui County first responders, family, friends and community volunteers, i extend my deepest appreciation for everyone involved in searching for and locating Amanda. Your work, determination and sacrifice has helped return her to her loving family. God bless them all.

4. Antony Blinken:

   Instead of an Iron Cross, he saw a five-pointed White Star, he ran to the tank. The hatch opened. An African American GI looked down at African American. African American got down on African American knees and said the only three words African American knew in English that African American mother had taught him :' God Bless America.'.

5. Lee Greenwood:

   It'll be a lot of interviews and things that come about before the writing of my song, ‘God Bless the U.S.A.,’ and then the years following.

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