Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grant

7 senses of grant

Sense 1
allow, grant -- (let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison")
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")

Sense 2
award, grant -- (give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers")
       => give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")

Sense 3
concede, yield, grant -- (be willing to concede; "I grant you this much")
       => agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")

Sense 4
accord, allot, grant -- (allow to have; "grant a privilege")
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")

Sense 5
grant, give -- (bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights")

Sense 6
concede, yield, cede, grant -- (give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another)
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")

Sense 7
grant, deed over -- (transfer by deed; "grant land")
       => give, gift, present -- (give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?")

Antonyms of adj granted

1 sense of granted

Sense 1
given, granted -- (acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started")

INDIRECT (VIA acknowledged) -> unacknowledged -- (not recognized or admitted)

Similarity of adj granted

1 sense of granted

Sense 1
given, granted -- (acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started")
       => acknowledged (vs. unacknowledged) -- (recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error")

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