Synonyms of charitable

charitable

adjective

1

as in philanthropic

having or showing a concern for the welfare of others

a charitable couple who have donated a sizable chunk of their fortune to the local university

Synonyms & Similar Words

• philanthropic
• humanitarian
• philanthropical
• benevolent
• generous
• altruistic
• good
• eleemosynary
• beneficent
• do-good
• selfless
• handsome
• liberal
• compassionate
• magnanimous
• unselfish
• munificent
• kind
• humane
• openhanded
• free
• bountiful
• bighearted
• kindhearted
• bounteous
• openhearted
• self-sacrificing
• unsparing
• freehanded
• greathearted
• social-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfish
• parsimonious
• stingy
• miserly
• tightfisted
• self-concerned
• self-centered
• cheap
• unfeeling
• pitiless
• niggardly
• tight
• self-indulgent
• self-seeking
• closefisted
• hard-hearted
• self-obsessed

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• selfish
• parsimonious
• stingy
• miserly
• tightfisted
• self-concerned
• self-centered
• cheap
• unfeeling
• pitiless
• niggardly
• tight
• self-indulgent
• self-seeking
• closefisted
• hard-hearted
• self-obsessed

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2

as in generous

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

a charitable woman who helped everyone who needed it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generous
• benevolent
• liberal
• unselfish
• munificent
• openhanded
• philanthropic
• bountiful
• bighearted
• bounteous
• compassionate
• handsome
• unstinting
• kind
• open
• humanitarian
• altruistic
• fulsome
• unsparing
• freehanded
• philanthropical
• free
• hospitable
• extravagant
• lavish
• magnanimous
• overgenerous
• beneficent
• freehearted
• sympathetic
• kindly
• profuse
• openhearted
• big
• samaritan
• good-hearted
• greathearted
• largehearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfish
• uncharitable
• ungenerous
• parsimonious
• stingy
• miserly
• small
• penurious
• tightfisted
• cheap
• petty
• tight
• close
• frugal
• illiberal
• niggardly
• thrifty
• costive
• mean
• spare
• sparing
• mingy
• avaricious
• mercenary
• acquisitive
• stinting
• chary
• closefisted
• covetous
• desirous
• rapacious
• hoggish
• avid
• grudging
• resentful
• envious
• itchy
• begrudging
• grasping
• stinting
• coveting

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• selfish
• uncharitable
• ungenerous
• parsimonious
• stingy
• miserly
• small
• penurious
• tightfisted
• cheap
• petty
• tight
• close
• frugal
• illiberal
• niggardly
• thrifty
• costive
• mean
• spare
• sparing
• mingy
• avaricious
• mercenary
• acquisitive
• stinting
• chary
• closefisted
• covetous
• desirous
• rapacious
• hoggish
• avid
• grudging
• resentful
• envious
• itchy
• begrudging
• grasping
• stinting
• coveting

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3

as in easy

tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others

her best friend, who was inclined towards a more charitable interpretation of her actions, let it pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• easy
• indulgent
• soft
• clement
• obliging
• easygoing
• accommodating
• acquiescent
• amenable
• undemanding
• laid-back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• severe
• harsh
• strict
• hard
• stern
• demanding
• uncharitable
• uncompromising
• inflexible
• intolerant
• unyielding
• unforgiving
• unbending

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• severe
• harsh
• strict
• hard
• stern
• demanding
• uncharitable
• uncompromising
• inflexible
• intolerant
• unyielding
• unforgiving
• unbending

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