Synonyms for boon
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Blessing — A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly
blessing, benefit, grant, gift, good, present, favor US, favour UK, offering, bounty, concession, benediction, benefaction, gratuity
2. Godsend
Definitions
- n. 1
A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
Anaesthetics are a great boon to modern surgery.
- n. 2
That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
Related words
- Phrases
- boon companion ace boon coon
Forms
- Plural
- boons → blessings, benefits, grants, gifts…
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A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- benefit Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
- grant My father, God grant him peace, was an accountant.
- favor The address was in favor of their social movement.
- blessing Being a perfectionist is a blessing, not a burden.
- shove The granny gave me a shove and dashed to the door.
- shiva Do you know the trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva?
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, gift1
- 5 letters
- grant1, favor2, shove1, shiva2
- 6 letters
- favour2, bounty2
- 7 letters
- present2, benefit3, godsend2
- 8 letters
- offering3, blessing2, windfall2, gratuity4
- 10 letters
- concession3
- 11 letters
- benediction4, benefaction
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor2 = 2 syllables).