Synonyms of benignant

benignant

adjective

bi-ˈnig-nənt 

1

as in compassionate

having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others

a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compassionate
• benevolent
• kind
• sympathetic
• humane
• gentle
• thoughtful
• beneficent
• gracious
• kindly
• nice
• friendly
• merciful
• generous
• kindhearted
• sweet
• good
• pleasant
• good-hearted
• tender
• warmhearted
• benign
• humanitarian
• attentive
• softhearted
• tenderhearted
• solicitous
• mild
• warm
• patient
• considerate
• affable
• genial
• good-natured
• noble
• charitable
• pitying
• soft
• companionable
• forbearing
• munificent
• cordial
• amicable
• neighborly
• magnanimous
• lenient
• good-tempered
• liberal
• philanthropic
• unselfish
• altruistic
• comradely
• forgiving
• tolerant
• understanding
• selfless
• unsparing
• philanthropical
• clement
• openhearted
• brotherly
• freehanded
• greathearted
• anticruelty
• cruelty-free

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cruel
• barbarous
• savage
• unkind
• vicious
• brutal
• inhuman
• bestial
• brute
• sadistic
• callous
• unsympathetic
• heartless
• pitiless
• truculent
• brutish
• atrocious
• barbaric
• unfeeling
• ruthless
• fiendish
• inhumane
• insensate
• merciless
• thoughtless
• severe
• malignant
• unkindly
• grim
• insensitive
• stern
• unthinking
• hard-hearted
• harsh
• cold-blooded
• tough
• uncaring
• uncompassionate
• inconsiderate
• wanton
• malevolent
• malicious
• unsentimental
• virulent
• hateful
• mean
• spiteful
• malign
• ironhearted
• nasty
• stonyhearted
• uncharitable
• heavy-handed
• hard-boiled
• antihumanitarian

2

as in favorable

promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

firmly believes that religion is a benignant force in society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• favorable
• beneficial
• helpful
• good
• beneficent
• profitable
• friendly
• satisfying
• advantageous
• salutary
• kindly
• desirable
• benefic
• propitious
• lucrative
• healthful
• promising
• wholesome
• auspicious
• healthy
• rewarding
• gratifying
• gainful
• supportive
• remunerative
• advisable
• salubrious
• constructive
• ameliorative
• bettering
• salutiferous
• amelioratory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfavorable
• bad
• unfriendly
• unprofitable
• disadvantageous
• unhelpful
• harmful
• injurious
• deleterious
• damaging
• insalubrious