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eleemosynary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of eleemosynary

having or showing a concern for the welfare of others

used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions

Synonyms of eleemosynary

altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, do-good, good, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

Words Related to eleemosynary

selfless, self-sacrificing

bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, unselfish, unsparing

compassionate, humane, kind, kindhearted

Near Antonyms of eleemosynary

self-indulgent, self-seeking

cheap, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tight, tightfisted

hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling

Antonyms of eleemosynary

self-centered, self-concerned, selfish

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