AVAILED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

availed

verb

past tense of avail

as in benefited

to provide with something useful or desirable all your begging will not avail you in the least

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Recent Examples of availed Born on a farm in Maine, and instructed in local flora by an aunt, Butler availed herself of science classes at the University of Minnesota and went on to become a renowned phycologist. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Kimbrel availed himself to anyone who wanted to talk. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility. — Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber. — R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026 Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026 Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya. — John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026

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benefited

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Payne was always the player who could’ve benefited the most from the arrival of Sammis, and the early returns on the pairing were encouraging.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday local time, the US semiconductor sector faced a sharp sell-off, with chip and memory stocks that had previously benefited heavily from the AI surge leading the declines and pulling the broader market down.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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