Choose the Right Synonym for generous

liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given. a teacher liberal with her praise generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift. a generous offer of help bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing. children spoiled by bountiful presents munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes. a munificent foundation grant

Examples of generous in a Sentence

The school raised the money through donations from generous alumni. He was generous with both his time and his money. She has always been very generous toward the poor. This restaurant is known for its generous portions. a generous helping of mashed potatoes She has a generous heart. He has generous sympathy for unemployed workers. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The company was founded in 2014 and has a history of being one of the most generous businesses within the sector. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 Second, Japan created one of the developed world’s most generous benefit systems: 12 months of leave for both mothers and fathers, with two-thirds of pay for the first six months and fifty percent of pay for the rest. — Kathy Matsui, Fortune, 10 May 2022 Saatva recently extended their 180-night trial period, to a 365-night trial period, which is notably one of the most generous offers by any mattress company. — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 Massachusetts has also made clean energy a priority, establishing some of the most generous incentives for solar projects in the nation. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2022 Good Enough, a then-23-year-old Drake offers what remains the most generous access into his interior life. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2022 Georgia enjoys a booming productions landscape thanks to boasting the country’s most generous film and TV tax incentive program. — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 Workers offered the most generous sick pay take the most absences, and those offered the least, take the least. — Megan Carnegie, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022 But even the most generous estimates suggest Caracas could only ramp up to about 15 percent of Saudi Arabia’s current output in the medium-term. — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022 See More

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