BIGHEARTEDLY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

bigheartedly

adverb

as in kindheartedly

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Pratt & Whitney magnanimously donated 75 acres of the former Rentschler airfield to further facilitate its construction.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

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This was intended benevolently, but naturally carried with it the inescapable whiff of prurient patronization.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of benevolently

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The two of us advise some of the most philanthropically motivated people in tech.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of philanthropically

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The report concludes that Russia violated the recruits’ fundamental human rights, including the rights to life, freedom, health, and to be treated humanely.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
In their letter, the bishops attempted to balance human dignity and a right for governments to humanely protect borders.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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