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adjective

Definition of giftednext
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as in privileged

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as in talented

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verb

past tense of gift
as in blessed
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't

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Recent Examples of gifted
Adjective
At the time of her death, more than 332,000,000 books had been gifted. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2025/2026, where Barca retained the La Liga title, Flick promoted another promising graduate of La Masia’s gifted Class of 2007. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
Since 1995, the organization has gifted more than 200 million books to kids across the globe. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The organization, which has since gone global, has gifted more than 304 million books since its inception, according to the its website. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gifted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
  1. privileged
  2. talented
  3. blessed
  4. fortunate
  5. inspired
  6. endowed
  7. lucky
  8. favored
Adjective
  • The Texas Attorney General’s Office, however, ruled that fee details were not privileged and ordered the district to release the invoices.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Because the measure was introduced as a privileged resolution, the House was required to vote on it.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of privileged
Adjective
  • The nearby Park Hill high schools themselves have produced a number of talented players.
    — PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • My father was a coal miner and a talented musician who would later perform in several local bluegrass bands.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of talented
Verb
  • Not for nothing has White Barn Inn been blessed with just about every hospitality and dining award possible—from the endless applause of regional magazines and AAA five diamond ratings to a spot on Traveler's Gold List.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Heads of state, parents of book recipients, music fans, movie fans and, like me, women who felt blessed to have had such a glamorous role model publicly mourned the loss.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessed
Adjective
  • The people featured in the 11th annual installment of this uplifting exercise help the less fortunate, tend to the environment, tempt our taste buds, help budding entrepreneurs thrive, minister to the downtrodden and more.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Like other Muslims, Anjum has spent the last 30 days fasting from dawn to sunset, reflecting on her relationship with God and feeling compassion toward the less fortunate.
    — Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortunate
Adjective
  • With daytime dining offered during the museum’s operating hours, Symone will be Francis’s first restaurant, serving French African–inspired cuisine that uses seasonal ingredients and draws on Francis’s Jamaican and Caribbean roots.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s Sagittarius moon brings an inspired conversation with an unpredictable outcome.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspired
Verb
  • The show was considered an outlier in its generally sympathetic take on Hill and his conservative views, as well as in terms of the agency with which the show’s creators endowed its working- and middle-class characters.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Someone who might have the answers is fan-favorite franchise staple Elise (Lin Shaye), a medium who commutes between both worlds, here via the body of a tattoo artist (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) endowed with paranormal gifts.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of endowed
Adjective
  • Purdy’s lucky ending is the latest in a string of animal rescues to close on a high note.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • No one won the Mega Millions jackpot, but one lucky person in New Mexico won the $1 million Match 5 prize.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lucky
Adjective
  • The Palazzo Dandolo Paolucci is one such overlooking the Grand Canal, a true rarity amidst the everyday, awaiting whomever its next favored owner might be.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This dynamic that has produced a glut of companies in favored sectors like green technology, electric vehicles, and semiconductors, chasing far more customers than the market, domestic or global, can support.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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