Benevolent synonyms

unselfish

Generous or altruistic.

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generous

Having qualities attributed to people of noble birth; noble-minded; gracious; magnanimous

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selfish (antonym)

Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others:

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loving

Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

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kindhearted

Having or resulting from a kind heart; sympathetic; kindly

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kind

Mild, gentle, forgiving

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sympathetic

Agreeably suited to one's disposition or mood; congenial:

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altruistic

Of or motivated by altruism; unselfish

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helpful

Providing assistance; useful.

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beneficent

Producing benefit; beneficial.

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benign

(Med.) Doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous

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bountiful

Giving freely and graciously; generous

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caring

Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.

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chivalrous

Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.

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considerate

Characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate

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good

(Especially when capitalized) Holy.

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humane

Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion:

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liberal

Generous in amount; ample:

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philanthropic

Of, showing, or constituting philanthropy; charitable; benevolent; humane

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greedy (antonym)

(Computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.

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mean (antonym)

(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:

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malevolent (antonym)

Having an evil or harmful influence

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unkind (antonym)

Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]

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benignant

Favorable; beneficial.

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goodhearted

Kind and generous.

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kindly

The definition of kindly is someone gentle, pleasant or compassionate.

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charitable

The definition of charitable is being kind, forgiving and generous and helping those in need.

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eleemosynary

Given as charity; free

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philanthropical

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise.

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attitude (related)

Characterized by kindness and concern for others

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give (related)

Of or concerned with charity

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freehearted

(Chiefly Southern & Northeastern US) Generous; liberal.

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good-hearted

Kind, generous and altruistic

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large-hearted

Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.

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unrevengeful

Not revengeful.

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spiteful (antonym)

Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.

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openhearted

Frank and candid

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sustentation (related)

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