afforded

[uh-fawr-did] / əˈfɔr dɪd /

VERB

able to have or do; within financial means

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow manage

STRONG

bear incur spare stand support sustain

WEAK

be able to be disposed to have enough for have the means for

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

take away

VERB

give, produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grant offer provide

STRONG

bestow furnish impart render supply yield

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny refuse take

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

take away

Example Sentences

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This season reveals that the characters afforded the most complexity and humanity, other than Greg, are the women in his life.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

As Chester told me, “The system is so extensive, it’s impossible for the average person to opt out of” all the means of tracking afforded by TV-as-internet.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Others, though, might not be afforded a nice summer in Europe before returning stateside unscathed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

How they afforded a place in the suburbs, I couldn’t guess.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama