Bless these little children.
Source: tatoeba (55169)
Bless
/blɛs/
Synonyms for "bless" (191 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (95)
gratulateguaranteeguardhallowhappifyharborhavenhero worshiphero-worshiphold withhymnidolizeindorseinsureinvestinvoke benefits uponkeepkeep from harmkeep in countenancelaud
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lay hands onlionizemagnifymake acknowledgments ofmake happymake much ofmake safenestleoffer thanksokoverpraisepanegyrizepat on the backpatentpay tributepoliceporter aux nuespraisepraise godprotectprovidepuffpuff uppurifyrecognizeregisterrejoice withrender creditrender thanksresoundrespectreturn thanksrevereride shotgun forsafeguardsaintsalutesanctifysanctionscreensecureset apartsettle onsettle uponsheltershieldshroudsing praisessupplytake kindly tothankthink well oftongue lashtrumpetunderwriteupholdvestvest withview with favor
Adjective(2 words)
hallowedliturgical object
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: consecrate, sanctify, accept, acknowledge, admire.
- Sentence evidence is available for bless, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "bless".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bless"
Keep "bless" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "bless" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "bless", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "bless" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
6 entriesblessed dayblessing ceremonyblessing for healthblessing in disguisedivine blessingsacred blessing
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
126 translations across 84 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- seën verb (confer blessing on)
Albanian
1 entries- bekoj verb (confer blessing on)
Amharic
1 entries- ባረከ verb (confer blessing on)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- εὐλογέω verb (confer blessing on)
- μακαρίζω verb (confer blessing on)
Arabic
2 entries- بارك verb (confer blessing on)
- بَارَكَ verb (confer blessing on)
Aragonese
1 entries- bendicir verb (confer blessing on)
Armenian
1 entries- օրհնել verb (confer blessing on)
Asturian
1 entries- bendicir verb (confer blessing on)
Basque
1 entries- bedeinkatu verb (confer blessing on)
Belarusian
2 entries- благаславі́ць verb (confer blessing on)
- бласлаўля́ць verb (confer blessing on)
Bulgarian
2 entries- благосла́вям verb (confer blessing on)
- благословя́ verb (confer blessing on)
Catalan
1 entries- beneir verb (confer blessing on)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 佑 verb (confer blessing on)
- 保佑 verb (confer blessing on)
- 祝福 verb (confer blessing on)
- 福 verb (confer blessing on)
Czech
2 entries- požehnat verb (confer blessing on)
- žehnat verb (confer blessing on)
Danish
2 entries- signe verb (confer blessing on)
- velsigne verb (confer blessing on)
Dutch
1 entries- zegenen verb (confer blessing on)
Eastern Mari
2 entries- саеш пӱраш verb (confer blessing on)
- сугыньлаш verb (confer blessing on)
Elfdalian
1 entries- welsingen verb (confer blessing on)
Esperanto
1 entries- beni verb (confer blessing on)
Estonian
1 entries- õnnistama verb (confer blessing on)
Faroese
2 entries- signa verb (confer blessing on)
- vælsigna verb (confer blessing on)
Finnish
1 entries- siunata verb (confer blessing on)
French
1 entries- bénir verb (confer blessing on)
Friulian
2 entries- benedî verb (confer blessing on)
- binidî verb (confer blessing on)
Galician
1 entries- bendicir verb (confer blessing on)
Georgian
1 entries- ლოცვა verb (confer blessing on)
German
2 entries- benedeien verb (confer blessing on)
- segnen verb (confer blessing on)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (confer blessing on)
- 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (confer blessing on)
Greek
1 entries- ευλογώ verb (confer blessing on)
Greenlandic
1 entries- pilluaqquaa verb (confer blessing on)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- beni verb (confer blessing on)
Hebrew
1 entries- בירך \ בֵּרֵךְ \ בֵּרַךְ verb (confer blessing on)
Hungarian
1 entries- megáld verb (confer blessing on)
Icelandic
1 entries- blessa verb (confer blessing on)
Ido
1 entries- benedikar verb (confer blessing on)
Indonesian
1 entries- berkat verb (confer blessing on)
Ingrian
2 entries- siunata verb (confer blessing on)
- slaavia verb (confer blessing on)
Italian
1 entries- benedire verb (confer blessing on)
Japanese
2 entries- 恵む verb (confer blessing on)
- 祝福する verb (confer blessing on)
Kabuverdianu
3 entries- abensua verb (confer blessing on)
- abênsua verb (confer blessing on)
- bensuá verb (confer blessing on)
Kazakh
1 entries- жарылқау verb (confer blessing on)
Khmer
1 entries- ប្រទានពរ verb (confer blessing on)
Komi-Zyrian
1 entries- бурсины verb (confer blessing on)
Korean
1 entries- 축복하다 verb (confer blessing on)
Latin
1 entries- benedīcō verb (confer blessing on)
Latvian
1 entries- svētīt verb (confer blessing on)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- seenen verb (confer blessing on)
Macedonian
2 entries- благослови verb (confer blessing on)
- благословува verb (confer blessing on)
Malayalam
2 entries- അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുക verb (confer blessing on)
- ആശീർവദിക്കുക verb (confer blessing on)
Maltese
1 entries- bierek verb (confer blessing on)
Middle English
1 entries- blessen verb (confer blessing on)
Mongolian
2 entries- адислах verb (confer blessing on)
- өршөөх verb (confer blessing on)
Māori
3 entries- karakia verb (confer blessing on)
- whakamānawa verb (confer blessing on)
- whakapai verb (confer blessing on)
Norman
1 entries- béni verb (confer blessing on)
Northern Sami
1 entries- buressivdnidit verb (confer blessing on)
Norwegian
3 entries- blessa verb (confer blessing on)
- signa verb (confer blessing on)
- velsigne verb (confer blessing on)
Old French
1 entries- beneïr verb (confer blessing on)
Persian
1 entries- برکت دادن verb (confer blessing on)
Polish
1 entries- błogosławić verb (confer blessing on)
Portuguese
3 entries- abençoar verb (confer blessing on)
- bendizer verb (confer blessing on)
- benzer verb (confer blessing on)
Quechua
1 entries- ch'allay verb (confer blessing on)
Romanian
2 entries- binecuvânta verb (confer blessing on)
- blagoslovi verb (confer blessing on)
Romansch
3 entries- banadeir verb (confer blessing on)
- banadir verb (confer blessing on)
- benedir verb (confer blessing on)
Russian
2 entries- благослови́ть verb (confer blessing on)
- благословля́ть verb (confer blessing on)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- blagoslòviti verb (confer blessing on)
- благосло̀вити verb (confer blessing on)
Sicilian
2 entries- a-binidìciri verb (confer blessing on)
- binidìciri verb (confer blessing on)
Slovak
2 entries- požehnať verb (confer blessing on)
- žehnať verb (confer blessing on)
Slovene
1 entries- blagosloviti verb (confer blessing on)
Spanish
1 entries- bendecir verb (confer blessing on)
Sranan Tongo
3 entries- blesi verb (confer blessing on)
- bresi verb (confer blessing on)
- seigi verb (confer blessing on)
Swedish
1 entries- välsigna verb (confer blessing on)
Telugu
1 entries- దీవించు verb (confer blessing on)
Thai
1 entries- อวยพร verb (confer blessing on)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ባረኸ verb (confer blessing on)
Turkish
2 entries- kutsamak verb (confer blessing on)
- takdis etmek verb (confer blessing on)
Udmurt
1 entries- козманы verb (confer blessing on)
Ukrainian
2 entries- благослови́ти verb (confer blessing on)
- благословля́ти verb (confer blessing on)
Upper Sorbian
2 entries- požohnować verb (confer blessing on)
- žohnować verb (confer blessing on)
Uzbek
1 entries- alqamoq verb (confer blessing on)
Venetan
1 entries- benedir verb (confer blessing on)
Vietnamese
3 entries- ban phúc verb (confer blessing on)
- chúc phúc verb (confer blessing on)
- giáng phúc verb (confer blessing on)
Welsh
1 entries- bendithio verb (confer blessing on)
Western Mari
1 entries- согоньым пуаш verb (confer blessing on)
Zazaki
2 entries- mıbarek kerden verb (confer blessing on)
- teqdis kerden verb (confer blessing on)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
God bless you!
Source: tatoeba (269618)
May God bless you.
Source: tatoeba (269634)
He prayed God to bless me.
Source: tatoeba (269639)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bless"?
Closest matches include consecrate, sanctify, accept, acknowledge, admire.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bless"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.