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benevolent
adj. intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
good
adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
free-hearted
adj. generous in providing aid to others
beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
gracious, beneficent
adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
Fuzzynyms (99)
benign
adj. kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"
benign, benignant
adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
harmless, innocuous
adj. not injurious to physical or mental health
innocent, innocuous
adj. lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
merciful
adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
kindly, sympathetic
adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
sympathetic
adj. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
tender
adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
generous
adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
humane
adj. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
tender, sore, hurting, sensitive
adj. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
compassionate, concerned
adj. showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
humanitarian, human-centered
adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
desirable
adj. worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
agreeable, congenial
adj. suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock
pleasing
adj. giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
friendly
adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
helpful
adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function
altruistic, selfless
adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
big, large, magnanimous
adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
generous
adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
altruistic, selfless
adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
benevolent, free-hearted
adj. generous in providing aid to others
big, large, magnanimous
adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
lavish, unsparing, munificent, overgenerous, unstinted, unstinting, too generous
adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
unselfish
adj. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
nonprofit, non-profit-making
adj. not commercially motivated
free
adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich
adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
plentiful, bountiful
adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
gilded, deluxe, luxurious, princely, opulent, sumptuous
adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
lush, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous, teeming, teeming with
adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
unselfish
adj. not greedy
humanitarian, human-centered
adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
good, full
adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
nice, decent
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
good, beneficial, salutary
adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
helpful
adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function
valuable
adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"
valuable, worthful
adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"
compassionate, pitying
adj. showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
humane
adj. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
Synonyms (33)
beneficent
adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
lavish, unsparing, munificent, overgenerous, unstinted, unstinting, too generous
adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
unselfish
adj. not greedy
tolerant, lenient
adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
goody-goody
adj. affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous
saving, redeeming, redemptive
adj. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
white
adj. benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you"
Antonyms (9)
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
uncharitable
adj. lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
grudging, niggardly, scrimy
adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
uncharitable
adj. lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
evil, wicked
adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
benevolent
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