Giving is an act of generosity, but its opposite term, taking, denotes selfishness. Taking means to accept or acquire something, especially by force or intentionally stealing. Hoarding is another antonym for giving, indicating the desire to hold onto possessions and not share them. Keeping something or withholding it also serves as antonyms for giving. Rejecting means refusing to accept or entirely repelling something being offered. Hiding is another opposite term for giving, indicating the act of keeping things hidden or concealed from others. Overall, antonyms for giving represent the opposite of goodwill, selflessness, and kindness.

What are the antonyms for Giving?

• adj.

  • bad-tempered, mean
  • nasty
  .
  • brutal
  • in sensitive
  ,
  • in-sensitive
  ,
  • un civil
  ,
  • un civilized
  ,
  • un feeling
  ,
  • un mannerly
  ,
  • un-civil
  ,
  • un-civilized
  ,
  • un-mannerly
  .
  • close
  • across street
  ,
  • across the street
  ,
  • around corner
  ,
  • around the corner
  ,
  • buddy buddy
  ,
  • buddy-buddy
  ,
  • buddybuddy
  ,
  • buttoning up
  ,
  • chokier
  ,
  • chokiest
  ,
  • choky
  ,
  • clamming up
  ,
  • close grained
  ,
  • close lipped
  ,
  • close-grained
  ,
  • close-lipped
  ,
  • closegrained
  ,
  • closelipped
  ,
  • cozy with
  ,
  • de voted
  ,
  • de-voted
  ,
  • ex act
  ,
  • ex-act
  ,
  • give or take a little
  ,
  • give or take little
  ,
  • give take a little
  ,
  • give take little
  ,
  • hard by
  ,
  • hush hush
  ,
  • hushhush
  ,
  • in ball park
  ,
  • in separable
  ,
  • in spitting distance
  ,
  • in the ball park
  ,
  • in-separable
  ,
  • making it with
  ,
  • making with
  ,
  • mingier
  ,
  • mingiest
  ,
  • mingy
  ,
  • more attached
  ,
  • more buddy buddy
  ,
  • more buddy-buddy
  ,
  • more buddybuddy
  ,
  • more circumscribed
  ,
  • more close grained
  ,
  • more close lipped
  ,
  • more close-grained
  ,
  • more close-lipped
  ,
  • more closegrained
  ,
  • more closelipped
  ,
  • more confining
  ,
  • more consolidated
  ,
  • more cropped
  ,
  • more jam packed
  ,
  • more jam-packed
  ,
  • more near at hand
  ,
  • more near-at-hand
  ,
  • more niggardly
  ,
  • more skinflint
  ,
  • more stale smelling
  ,
  • more stale-smelling
  ,
  • more stalesmelling
  ,
  • more suffocating
  ,
  • more tight fisted
  ,
  • more tight-fisted
  ,
  • more unforthcoming
  ,
  • more unventilated
  ,
  • most abutting
  ,
  • most attached
  ,
  • most buddy-buddy
  ,
  • most buddybuddy
  ,
  • most circumscribed
  ,
  • most close grained
  ,
  • most close lipped
  ,
  • most close-grained
  ,
  • most close-lipped
  ,
  • most closelipped
  ,
  • most confining
  ,
  • most consolidated
  ,
  • most cropped
  ,
  • most jam packed
  ,
  • most jam-packed
  ,
  • most near at hand
  ,
  • most near-at-hand
  ,
  • most niggardly
  ,
  • most skinflint
  ,
  • most stale smelling
  ,
  • most stalesmelling
  ,
  • most suffocating
  ,
  • most tight fisted
  ,
  • most tight-fisted
  ,
  • most unforthcoming
  ,
  • most unventilated
  ,
  • mum the word
  ,
  • mum word
  ,
  • mum's word
  ,
  • mums the word
  ,
  • mums word
  ,
  • near at hand
  ,
  • near-at-hand
  ,
  • nearlier
  ,
  • nearliest
  ,
  • niggardly
  ,
  • on q t
  ,
  • on qt
  ,
  • on the q t
  ,
  • on top each other
  ,
  • palsy walsy
  ,
  • palsywalsy
  ,
  • penny pinching
  ,
  • pennypinching
  ,
  • re tired
  ,
  • re-lated
  ,
  • stale smelling
  ,
  • stalesmelling
  ,
  • sweltrier
  ,
  • sweltriest
  ,
  • sweltry
  ,
  • thick as thieves
  ,
  • thick with
  ,
  • tight chops
  ,
  • tight fisted
  ,
  • tight lipped
  ,
  • tight-fisted
  ,
  • un comfortable
  ,
  • un forthcoming
  ,
  • un generous
  ,
  • un ventilated
  ,
  • un-comfortable
  ,
  • un-communicative
  ,
  • un-forthcoming
  ,
  • un-generous
  ,
  • un-ventilated
  ,
  • under nose
  ,
  • under one nose
  ,
  • under one's nose
  ,
  • under ones nose
  ,
  • unventilated
  ,
  • zipping lips
  ,
  • zipping one lips
  ,
  • zipping one's lips
  ,
  • zipping ones lips
  .
  • close, snug
  • tight
  .
  • cold-blooded
  • Hard-hearted
  ,
  • Stony-hearted
  ,
  • cold blooded
  ,
  • coldblooded
  ,
  • dis passionate
  ,
  • dis-passionate
  ,
  • hard boiled
  ,
  • hard hearted
  ,
  • hardboiled
  ,
  • matter of fact
  ,
  • more hard hearted
  ,
  • more hard-hearted
  ,
  • more stony hearted
  ,
  • more stony-hearted
  ,
  • most hard hearted
  ,
  • most hard-hearted
  ,
  • most stony-hearted
  ,
  • steeliest
  ,
  • steely
  ,
  • stony hearted
  ,
  • un compassionate
  ,
  • un emotional
  ,
  • un-compassionate
  ,
  • un-emotional
  ,
  • un-moved
  .
  • confined, restricted
  • narrow
  .
  • covetous
  • close fisted
  ,
  • ensurient
  ,
  • greeneyed
  ,
  • more ensurient
  ,
  • more grudging
  ,
  • more hogging
  ,
  • more swinish
  ,
  • more yearning
  ,
  • most ensurient
  ,
  • most grudging
  ,
  • most hogging
  ,
  • most prehensile
  ,
  • most swinish
  ,
  • most yearning
  ,
  • prehensile
  ,
  • swinish
  .
  • cruel
  • brutish
  ,
  • de generate
  ,
  • de-generate
  ,
  • demoniac
  ,
  • in-exorable
  ,
  • in-humane
  ,
  • inhumane
  ,
  • more brutish
  ,
  • most brutish
  ,
  • most demoniac
  ,
  • re vengeful
  ,
  • re-vengeful
  ,
  • un relenting
  ,
  • un-natural
  .
  • cruel, heartless
  • cold-blooded
  .
  • cruel, remorseless
  • brutal
  .
  • cruel, vicious
  • savage
  .
  • demanding
  • exacting
  .
  • exacting
  • by book
  ,
  • by the book
  ,
  • ex acting
  ,
  • ex-acting
  ,
  • hyper critical
  ,
  • hyper-critical
  ,
  • more nit picking
  ,
  • more nit-picking
  ,
  • most nit picking
  ,
  • most nit-picking
  ,
  • nit picking
  ,
  • nit-picking
  ,
  • stern
  ,
  • un sparing
  ,
  • un-sparing
  .
  • ferocious
  • fellest
  ,
  • more ravening
  ,
  • more tigerish
  ,
  • more wolfish
  ,
  • most ravening
  ,
  • most tigerish
  ,
  • most wolfish
  ,
  • ravening
  ,
  • tigerish
  ,
  • un tamed
  ,
  • un-restrained
  ,
  • un-tamed
  ,
  • wolfish
  .
  • greedy, stingy
  • miserly
  .
  • greedy; very desirous
  • covetous
  .
  • harsh
  • dis courteous
  ,
  • dis-courteous
  ,
  • hard nosed
  ,
  • hard shell
  ,
  • hardnosed
  ,
  • hardshell
  ,
  • more cussed
  ,
  • most cussed
  ,
  • un gracious
  ,
  • un pleasant
  ,
  • un-gracious
  ,
  • un-pleasant
  .
  • hateful, revengeful
  • vindictive
  .
  • heartless
  • cold hearted
  ,
  • hard as nails
  ,
  • thick skinned
  ,
  • thickskinned
  ,
  • un caring
  ,
  • un sympathetic
  ,
  • un-caring
  .
  • inhuman
  • in human
  ,
  • in-human
  .
  • mean, heartless
  • merciless
  ,
  • ruthless
  .
  • merciless
  • Iron-fisted
  ,
  • having a killer instinct
  ,
  • having killer instinct
  ,
  • in humane
  ,
  • iron fisted
  ,
  • mean machine
  ,
  • more iron fisted
  ,
  • more iron-fisted
  ,
  • more ironfisted
  ,
  • most iron fisted
  ,
  • most iron-fisted
  ,
  • most ironfisted
  ,
  • un appeasable
  ,
  • un flinching
  ,
  • un forgiving
  ,
  • un merciful
  ,
  • un pitying
  ,
  • un-appeasable
  ,
  • un-flinching
  ,
  • un-forgiving
  ,
  • un-merciful
  ,
  • un-pitying
  ,
  • uncalledfor
  ,
  • unforgiving
  .
  • miserly
  • more cheapskate
  ,
  • most cheapskate
  .
  • narrow
  • Incapacious
  ,
  • de finite
  ,
  • de terminate
  ,
  • de-finite
  ,
  • de-terminate
  ,
  • linear
  ,
  • more attenuated
  ,
  • more compressed
  ,
  • more constricted
  ,
  • more contracted
  ,
  • more incapacious
  ,
  • more linear
  ,
  • more pent
  ,
  • more pinched
  ,
  • more taper
  ,
  • more tapered
  ,
  • most attenuated
  ,
  • most compressed
  ,
  • most constricted
  ,
  • most contracted
  ,
  • most incapacious
  ,
  • most linear
  ,
  • most pent
  ,
  • most pinched
  ,
  • most taper
  ,
  • most tapered
  ,
  • pre carious
  ,
  • pre-carious
  ,
  • straiter
  ,
  • straitest
  .
  • nasty
  • beastlier
  ,
  • beastliest
  ,
  • dis agreeable
  ,
  • dis tasteful
  ,
  • dis-agreeable
  ,
  • dis-tasteful
  .
  • nasty, abusive
  • harsh
  .
  • near, nearby
  • close
  .
  • not nice
  • unkind
  .
  • noun
  • impenetrable
  ,
  • impermeable
  ,
  • impervious
  ,
  • impregnable
  ,
  • stingy
  .
  • receiving
  • more accepting
  ,
  • more acquiring
  ,
  • more collecting
  ,
  • more drawing
  ,
  • more earning
  ,
  • more gathering
  ,
  • more getting
  ,
  • more inheriting
  ,
  • most accepting
  ,
  • most acquiring
  ,
  • most collecting
  ,
  • most drawing
  ,
  • most earning
  ,
  • most gathering
  ,
  • most getting
  ,
  • most inheriting
  .
  • ruthless
  • ironfisted
  ,
  • more killer
  ,
  • most killer
  ,
  • remorseless
  ,
  • without pity
  .
  • savage
  • Ferine
  ,
  • more ferine
  ,
  • most ferine
  .
  • self-centered
  • Self-interested
  ,
  • grand standing
  ,
  • grand-standing
  ,
  • having a swelled head
  ,
  • having swelled head
  ,
  • in dependent
  ,
  • in-dependent
  ,
  • inward looking
  ,
  • inward-looking
  ,
  • inwardlooking
  ,
  • know it all
  ,
  • more grandstanding
  ,
  • more inward looking
  ,
  • more inward-looking
  ,
  • more inwardlooking
  ,
  • more know it all
  ,
  • more know-it-all
  ,
  • more self interested
  ,
  • more self-interested
  ,
  • more selfinterested
  ,
  • most grandstanding
  ,
  • most inward looking
  ,
  • most inward-looking
  ,
  • most inwardlooking
  ,
  • most know it all
  ,
  • most know-it-all
  ,
  • most self interested
  ,
  • most self-interested
  ,
  • most selfinterested
  ,
  • on an ego trip
  ,
  • on ego trip
  ,
  • self absorbed
  ,
  • self centered
  ,
  • self indulgent
  ,
  • self interested
  ,
  • self involved
  ,
  • self seeking
  ,
  • self serving
  ,
  • self sufficient
  ,
  • self-centered
  ,
  • selfabsorbed
  ,
  • selfcentered
  ,
  • selfindulgent
  ,
  • selfinterested
  ,
  • selfinvolved
  ,
  • selfseeking
  ,
  • selfserving
  ,
  • selfsufficient
  ,
  • stuck on oneself
  ,
  • stuck oneself
  ,
  • wrapped up with oneself
  ,
  • wrapped with oneself
  .
  • small
  • Toyer
  ,
  • bittier
  ,
  • bittiest
  ,
  • bitty
  ,
  • bushleague
  ,
  • in adequate
  ,
  • in consequential
  ,
  • in considerable
  ,
  • in effectual
  ,
  • in significant
  ,
  • in-adequate
  ,
  • in-consequential
  ,
  • in-considerable
  ,
  • in-effectual
  ,
  • in-sufficient
  ,
  • mini
  ,
  • minorleague
  ,
  • more mini
  ,
  • more pint sized
  ,
  • more pint-sized
  ,
  • more pocket sized
  ,
  • more small fry
  ,
  • more small-fry
  ,
  • more smallfry
  ,
  • most mini
  ,
  • most pint sized
  ,
  • most pint-sized
  ,
  • most pocket sized
  ,
  • most pocket-sized
  ,
  • most pocketsized
  ,
  • most small fry
  ,
  • most small scale
  ,
  • most small-fry
  ,
  • most small-scale
  ,
  • most smallfry
  ,
  • pint sized
  ,
  • pint-sized
  ,
  • pocket sized
  ,
  • pocket-sized
  ,
  • pocketsized
  ,
  • runtier
  ,
  • runtiest
  ,
  • runty
  ,
  • shrimp
  ,
  • shrimper
  ,
  • shrimpest
  ,
  • small fry
  ,
  • small scale
  ,
  • small time
  ,
  • small-fry
  ,
  • small-scale
  ,
  • smallfry
  ,
  • smallscale
  ,
  • toyest
  ,
  • un essential
  ,
  • un-essential
  ,
  • un-pretentious
  ,
  • under sized
  ,
  • under-sized
  .
  • steadfast, resolute
  • unyielding
  .
  • stubborn
  • hardheaded
  ,
  • head-strong
  ,
  • in flexible
  ,
  • in subordinate
  ,
  • in tractable
  ,
  • in-flexible
  ,
  • in-subordinate
  ,
  • in-tractable
  ,
  • more self willed
  ,
  • more self-willed
  ,
  • more selfwilled
  ,
  • more stiff necked
  ,
  • more stiff-necked
  ,
  • more stiffnecked
  ,
  • most hardheaded
  ,
  • most self willed
  ,
  • most self-willed
  ,
  • most selfwilled
  ,
  • most stiff necked
  ,
  • most stiff-necked
  ,
  • most stiffnecked
  ,
  • self willed
  ,
  • self-willed
  ,
  • selfwilled
  ,
  • set in one ways
  ,
  • set in one's ways
  ,
  • set in ones ways
  ,
  • set in ways
  ,
  • set one ways
  ,
  • set one's ways
  ,
  • set ones ways
  ,
  • set ways
  ,
  • single minded
  ,
  • singleminded
  ,
  • stiff necked
  ,
  • stiff-necked
  ,
  • stiffnecked
  ,
  • stubborn
  ,
  • un bending
  ,
  • un manageable
  ,
  • un reasonable
  ,
  • un-bending
  ,
  • un-manageable
  ,
  • un-reasonable
  ,
  • un-shakable
  .
  • taking
  • Receiving
  .
  • tight
  • Padlocked
  ,
  • close fitting
  ,
  • close-fitting
  ,
  • hermetically sealed
  ,
  • in vulnerable
  ,
  • in-vulnerable
  ,
  • more blocked
  ,
  • more buzzed
  ,
  • more choking
  ,
  • more close fitting
  ,
  • more close-fitting
  ,
  • more clumped
  ,
  • more cramping
  ,
  • more nailed
  ,
  • more padlocked
  ,
  • more plugged
  ,
  • more shut
  ,
  • more slammed
  ,
  • more smothering
  ,
  • more snapped
  ,
  • more stretched
  ,
  • more tightened
  ,
  • more watertight
  ,
  • most blocked
  ,
  • most buzzed
  ,
  • most choking
  ,
  • most close fitting
  ,
  • most close-fitting
  ,
  • most cramping
  ,
  • most crushing
  ,
  • most nailed
  ,
  • most obstructed
  ,
  • most padlocked
  ,
  • most shut
  ,
  • most skintight
  ,
  • most smothering
  ,
  • most stretched
  ,
  • most tightened
  ,
  • most watertight
  ,
  • proofer
  ,
  • proofest
  ,
  • skintight
  ,
  • stopped up
  ,
  • up setting
  ,
  • up-setting
  ,
  • watertight
  .
  • tiny in size, quantity
  • small
  .
  • unkind
  • coldhearted
  ,
  • un charitable
  ,
  • un friendlier
  ,
  • un friendliest
  ,
  • un kind
  ,
  • un kinder
  ,
  • un kindest
  ,
  • un-charitable
  ,
  • un-friendlier
  ,
  • un-friendliest
  ,
  • un-friendly
  ,
  • un-kind
  ,
  • un-kinder
  ,
  • un-kindest
  .
  • unyielding
  • Impliable
  ,
  • dead set on
  ,
  • hard core
  ,
  • hard line
  ,
  • locked in
  ,
  • more immalleable
  ,
  • more impliable
  ,
  • more unswayable
  ,
  • most immalleable
  ,
  • most impliable
  ,
  • most unswayable
  ,
  • un compliant
  ,
  • un compromising
  ,
  • un movable
  ,
  • un swayable
  ,
  • un wavering
  ,
  • un yielding
  ,
  • un-compliant
  ,
  • un-compromising
  ,
  • un-movable
  ,
  • un-swayable
  ,
  • un-wavering
  ,
  • un-yielding
  .
  • vicious, pitiless; causing pain
  • cruel
  .
  • vindictive
  • Wreakful
  ,
  • more avenging
  ,
  • more retaliatory
  ,
  • more wreakful
  ,
  • most avenging
  ,
  • most wreakful
  ,
  • retaliatory
  .
  • violent, barbaric
  • ferocious
  .
  • without feeling; cold
  • heartless
  .

• n.

  • bestowing
  • Appropriating
  ,
  • getting
  ,
  • taking
  .
  • damage
  • cave in
  ,
  • cave ins
  ,
  • cave-in
  ,
  • cave-ins
  ,
  • cavein
  ,
  • caveins
  ,
  • de basement
  ,
  • de basements
  ,
  • de-basement
  ,
  • de-basements
  ,
  • marrings
  ,
  • mis chief
  ,
  • mis chiefs
  ,
  • mutilation
  ,
  • mutilations
  ,
  • out rages
  ,
  • out-rage
  ,
  • out-rages
  ,
  • re verse
  ,
  • re-verse
  ,
  • ruinings
  ,
  • wreckings
  .
  • debauchery
  • Gluttonies
  ,
  • Sybaritism
  ,
  • burning candle at both end
  ,
  • burning candle at end
  ,
  • burning candle both end
  ,
  • burning candle end
  ,
  • dolce vita
  ,
  • dolce vitae
  ,
  • ex cess
  ,
  • ex cesses
  ,
  • ex-cess
  ,
  • ex-cesses
  ,
  • fast living
  ,
  • fast livings
  ,
  • gluttony
  ,
  • in continence
  ,
  • in temperance
  ,
  • in temperances
  ,
  • in-continence
  ,
  • in-continences
  ,
  • in-temperances
  ,
  • la dolce vita
  ,
  • la dolce vitae
  ,
  • life fast lane
  ,
  • life in fast lane
  ,
  • over indulgence
  ,
  • over indulgences
  ,
  • over-indulgence
  ,
  • sybaritisms
  .
  • deprivation
  • Divestment
  ,
  • de privation
  ,
  • de privations
  ,
  • de-privation
  ,
  • de-privations
  ,
  • dis possession
  ,
  • dis possessions
  ,
  • dis tress
  ,
  • dis tresses
  ,
  • dis-possession
  ,
  • dis-possessions
  ,
  • dis-tress
  ,
  • dis-tresses
  ,
  • divestments
  ,
  • with holding
  ,
  • with holdings
  ,
  • with-holdings
  ,
  • withholdings
  .
  • disadvantage
  • dis advantage
  ,
  • dis advantages
  ,
  • dis-advantage
  ,
  • dis-advantages
  ,
  • in juries
  ,
  • in jury
  ,
  • in-jury
  .
  • disservice
  • bad turn
  ,
  • bad turns
  ,
  • dis favor
  ,
  • dis favors
  ,
  • dis service
  ,
  • dis services
  ,
  • dis-favor
  ,
  • dis-favors
  ,
  • dis-service
  ,
  • dis-services
  ,
  • in justice
  ,
  • in justices
  ,
  • in-justice
  ,
  • in-justices
  ,
  • injustice
  .
  • hurt, loss
  • disadvantage
  ,
  • disadvantage(s)
  .
  • immoral self-indulgence
  • debauchery
  .
  • injury, loss
  • damage
  ,
  • damage(s)
  .
  • noun
  • nonpayment
  ,
  • underpayment
  ,
  • ungenerous
  .
  • rip-off
  • purloinings
  ,
  • ripoff
  ,
  • thieving
  ,
  • thievings
  .
  • stealing
  • theft
  .
  • taking, keeping away; need
  • deprivation
  .
  • theft
  • breakin
  ,
  • defraudings
  ,
  • muggings
  ,
  • peculation
  ,
  • peculations
  ,
  • robbings
  ,
  • shopliftings
  ,
  • swindlings
  ,
  • swipings
  .
  • trick; robbery
  • rip-off
  .
  • unkindness
  • disservice
  .

• Other relevant words:

• continue
,
• unsparing
.

Usage examples for Giving

Famous quotes with Giving

• Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is never based, as associations for utility or pleasure are, on a fair exchange.

  Mortimer Adler
• I can't be bothered anymore about giving songs titles.

  Damon Albarn
• Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.

  Lucille Roybal-Allard
• By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more competitive, a stronger and more secure America!

  Tom Allen
• It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat.

  John Amery

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