Another word for charitable
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Adjective
Of or concerned with charity
- Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise.
- Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy or charitable assistance.
- Of, relating to, or dependent on charity.
- Characterized by or given to doing good:
- Suggestive of doing good; agreeable:
- Relating to a charitable organization that operates without making a profit.
- of or motivated by altruism; unselfish
Not strict or severe
- Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
- Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
- Yielding readily to pressure or weight:
- Easily molded, cut, or worked:
- Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it:
- Full of mercy; compassionate:
- Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent:
- Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous:
- Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
- Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
- Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
- Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others:
- Showing, characterized by, or given to self-indulgence:
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
- Present participle of forbear.
- Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
- Likely to happen by accident or without intention:
- Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
- Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
- Mild:
See also:Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering
- Full of mercy; compassionate:
- One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms.
- Showing concern for the welfare of humanity, especially in acting to improve the living conditions of impoverished people.
- Being a situation in which many human lives are in danger of harm or death:
- Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion:
- Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns:
- A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
- A person:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans:
- Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
- Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
- To pity.
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Another word for charitable
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- Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.
- Agreeable or beneficial:
- Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy or charitable assistance.
- Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
- Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.
- Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity.
- Producing benefit; beneficial.
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