beneficiaries

NOUN

person who gains, benefits

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heir recipient

STRONG

assignee devisee donee grantee heiress inheritor legatee payee possessor receiver stipendiary successor

WEAK

almsperson

Antonyms

WEAK

giver payer

Example Sentences

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beneficiaries

Supporters argue that Medicaid’s asset-recovery program helps offset the program’s costs and preserve resources for other beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Johnson recommended that beneficiaries be careful to guard against unsolicited callers claiming to be from insurers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Large volume buyers, and ultimately consumers, are likely beneficiaries from falling prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

You have no legal duty to step forward, although you should notify the beneficiaries and any alternate executors named in the will as soon as possible.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

They were the beneficiaries of a rigorous ongoing series of analyses about what their opponent’s next moves might be.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell