BENEVOLENT


Meaning of BENEVOLENT in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: generous 1, big, chivalrous, considerate, greathearted, lofty, magnanimous

Related Word: beneficent; charitable; humane; compassionate, tenderhearted

Contrasted words: cruel, inhuman, malicious, spiteful

Antonyms: malevolent

2.

Synonyms: charitable 1, altruistic, eleemosynary, good, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic

Related Word: bighearted, freehearted, generous, greathearted, largehearted, liberal, openhanded; public-spirited; do-good

Contrasted words: niggardly, stingy; callous, indifferent, insensitive, unconcerned, unfeeling

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