Benevolent synonyms
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Generous or altruistic.
Having qualities attributed to people of noble birth; noble-minded; gracious; magnanimous
selfish (antonym)
Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others:
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
Having or resulting from a kind heart; sympathetic; kindly
Agreeably suited to one's disposition or mood; congenial:
Of or motivated by altruism; unselfish
Providing assistance; useful.
Producing benefit; beneficial.
(Med.) Doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous
Giving freely and graciously; generous
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.
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Characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate
Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion:
Generous in amount; ample:
Of, showing, or constituting philanthropy; charitable; benevolent; humane
greedy (antonym)
(Computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
mean (antonym)
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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malevolent (antonym)
unkind (antonym)
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]
Favorable; beneficial.
Kind and generous.
The definition of kindly is someone gentle, pleasant or compassionate.
The definition of charitable is being kind, forgiving and generous and helping those in need.
Given as charity; free
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Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise.
attitude (related)
Characterized by kindness and concern for others
give (related)
Of or concerned with charity
freehearted
(Chiefly Southern & Northeastern US) Generous; liberal.
Having a generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.
unrevengeful
Not revengeful.
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spiteful (antonym)
Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
sustentation (related)
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