Synonyms of beneficence

beneficence

noun

1

as in contribution

a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution

the town library stays open primarily through beneficences from concerned residents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contribution
• donation
• philanthropy
• alms
• benefaction
• offering
• assistance
• charity
• grant
• welfare
• legacy
• endowment
• aid
• subsidy
• relief
• bequest
• benevolence
• present
• tithe
• presentation
• largess
• dole
• bestowal
• largesse
• handout

2

as in kindness

sympathetic concern for the well-being of others

a religious leader whose beneficence is felt by all who meet him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kindness
• tenderness
• benevolence
• benignity
• humaneness
• generosity
• tenderheartedness
• warmth
• kindliness
• attentiveness
• kindheartedness
• benignancy
• warmheartedness
• thoughtfulness
• considerateness
• good-heartedness
• mercifulness
• compassionateness
• softheartedness
• friendliness
• affability
• patience
• niceness
• pleasantness
• altruism
• understanding
• tolerance
• graciousness
• leniency
• clemency
• magnanimity
• charitableness
• philanthropy
• unselfishness
• good-naturedness
• charity
• good-temperedness
• greatheartedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cruelty
• inhumanity
• brutality
• callousness
• savagery
• heartlessness
• barbarity
• brutishness
• ruthlessness
• unkindness
• bestiality
• savageness
• mercilessness
• severity
• insensitivity
• thoughtlessness
• inconsiderateness
• hard-heartedness
• barbarousness
• pitilessness
• cold-bloodedness
• toughness
• sternness
• unkindliness
• harshness
• unfeelingness
• grimness
• malevolence
• meanness
• virulence
• maliciousness
• spitefulness
• hatefulness
• vitriol