BOON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BOON?

Need another word that means the same as “boon”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “boon” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Boon” are: blessing, godsend, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury

Boon as a Noun

Definitions of "Boon" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “boon” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A thing that is helpful or beneficial.
• A desirable state.
• A favour or request.

Synonyms of "Boon" as a noun (12 Words)

advantage	A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position. He saw some advantage in the proposal.
aid	Help, typically of a practical nature. An aid agency.
asset	An item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies. Quick reflexes were his chief assets.
benefit	Something that aids or promotes well-being. Enjoy the benefits of being a member.
blessing	A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection. He gave the project his blessing.
bonus	A distribution of profits to holders of an insurance policy. Big Christmas bonuses.
gain	A quantity that is added. An amplifier of high gain.
godsend	A very helpful or valuable event, person, or article. These information packs are a godsend to schools.
good thing	Articles of commerce.
help	A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do. Offered his help in unloading.
luxury	A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense. He lived a life of luxury.
privilege	A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right. He has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege.

Usage Examples of "Boon" as a noun

• A spanking breeze is a boon to sailors.
• The route will be a boon to many travellers.

Associations of "Boon" (30 Words)

acquired	Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on.
advantage	Give an advantage to. She had an advantage over her mother s generation.
assets	Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company.
behalf	For someone s benefit usually expressed as in behalf rather than on behalf and usually with a possessive. This letter is written on behalf of my client.
benefit	Derive a benefit from. Families on benefit.
earnings	Money obtained in return for labour or services. He claimed damages for loss of earnings.
emolument	Compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees. A clause in the U S constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes.
forte	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music. Small talk was not his forte.
fund	Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. A vast fund of information.
inherited	(of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one’s parents or ancestors. Inherited diseases.
lucre	The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses. Officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre.
maximize	Make as big or large as possible. A thriller that maximizes the potential of its locations.
merit	Be worthy or deserving. Work of great merit.
pecuniary	Relating to or involving money. He admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
perquisite	An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right. The perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating.
prerogative	Arising from the prerogative of the Crown usually delegated to the government or the judiciary and based in common law rather than statutory law. It s not a female prerogative to feel insecure.
privileged	Blessed with privileges. The ombudsman s reports are privileged.
proceeds	Money obtained from an event or activity. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity.
profit	Make a profit gain money or materially. She profited from his vast experience.
profitability	The degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain. Profitability may not improve until well into next year.
profitable	Beneficial; useful. The investments were extremely profitable.
profiteer	A person who profiteers. A war profiteer.
resource	The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems. The flower of the French army was lost without resource.
sake	Out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone. Died for the sake of his country.
subsidy	A tax levied on a particular occasion. The arts continued to thrive through public subsidy.
taxable	Liable to be taxed; subject to tax. Taxable employee benefits.
value	Fix or determine the value of assign a value to. At 12 50 the book is good value.
welfare	Governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need. They don t give a damn about the welfare of their families.
worth	Worthy of being treated in a particular way often used ironically. It s hard work juggling a job with a baby but it s worth it.
worthiness	The quality or state of having merit or value. Doubts about the worthiness of writing novels.