| Main Entry: | philanthropic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, giving |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, big-hearted, bountiful, contributing, donating, eleemosynary, generous, good, gracious, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, patriotic, public- spirited |
Antonyms: |
misanthropic, miserly, stingy, uncharitable |
| Main Entry: | altruistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unselfish |
Synonyms: |
Robin Hood, all heart, benevolent, big*, big-hearted, bleeding heart, charitable, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, self-sacrificing |
Antonyms: |
selfish, unsacrificing |
| Main Entry: | benevolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, kind |
Synonyms: |
all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benign, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, caring, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, generous, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, tenderhearted, warmhearted, well-disposed |
Antonyms: |
greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind |
| Main Entry: | charitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, generous |
Synonyms: |
accommodating, all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big*, bighearted, bountiful, eleemosynary, good, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindly, lavish, liberal, obliging, philanthropic, sympathetic |
Antonyms: |
inhumane, malevolent, mean, uncharitable, unkind, unsympathetic |
| Main Entry: | generous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, big-hearted |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, considerate, easy, equitable, excellent, fair, free, good, greathearted, helpful, high-minded, honest, honorable, hospitable, just, kind, kindhearted, kindly, lavish, liberal, lofty, loose, magnanimous, moderate, munificent, noble, open-handed, philanthropic, prodigal, profuse, reasonable, soft-touch, thoughtful, tolerant, ungrudging, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting, willing |
Antonyms: |
greedy, mean, miserly, selfish, stingy |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, approving, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, considerate, friendly, gracious, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, merciful, obliging, philanthropic, tolerant, well-disposed |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
bad, mean, vicious |
| Main Entry: | humane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, compassionate |
Synonyms: |
accommodating, altruistic, amiable, approachable, benevolent, benign, benignant, broad-minded, charitable, clement, considerate, cordial, democratic, forbearing, forgiving, friendly, generous, genial, gentle, good, good-natured, gracious, helpful, human, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, liberal, magnanimous, merciful, mild, natural, obliging, open-minded, philanthropic, pitying, righteous, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, tolerant, understanding, unselfish, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
cruel, fierce, inhumane, merciless, uncivilized, uncompassionate, unkind, unsympathetic, violent |
| Main Entry: | humanitarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, compassionate |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, generous, good, humane, idealistic, kindly, philanthropic, public-spirited |
Antonyms: |
egoistic, egotistic, inhumanitarian, uncompassionate, ungiving |
| Main Entry: | kind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous, good |
Synonyms: |
affectionate, all heart, altruistic, amiable, amicable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big, bleeding-heart, bounteous, charitable, clement, compassionate, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous, eleemosynary, friendly, gentle, good-hearted, gracious, heart in right place, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, loving, mild, neighborly, obliging, philanthropic, propitious, soft touch, softhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted, thoughtful, tolerant, understanding |
Antonyms: |
bad, bitter, cruel, inconsiderate, mean, unfriendly, ungenerous, unkind |
| Main Entry: | liberal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, generous |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, casual, charitable, eleemosynary, exuberant, free, free-and-easy, handsome, kind, lavish, loose, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, philanthropic, princely, prodigal, profuse, soft-touch, unselfish, unsparing, unstinging |
Antonyms: |
economical, greedy, mean, thrifty, ungenerous |