Synonyms of largesse

largesse

noun

lär-ˈzhes 

variants also largess

1

as in gift

something given to someone without expectation of a return

the alumna's huge bequest was an unexpected largess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gift
• donation
• presentation
• present
• bestowal
• contribution
• offering
• reward
• bonus
• comp
• giveaway
• generosity
• donative
• fairing
• subsidy
• grant
• award
• beneficence
• dole
• handsel
• benefaction
• freebie
• benevolence
• lagniappe
• windfall
• prize
• alms
• courtesy
• tithe
• handout
• philanthropy
• tribute
• oblation
• charity
• sacrifice
• legacy
• tip
• care package
• boon
• gratuity
• valentine
• bequest
• box
• dowry
• remembrance
• foy
• favor
• propine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loan
• advance
• sop
• bribe
• peace offering
• douceur

2

as in generosity

the quality or state of being generous

the philanthropist was known for his largess to all of the city's cultural institutions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generosity
• philanthropy
• munificence
• liberality
• kindness
• bounty
• unselfishness
• bountifulness
• generousness
• gift
• beneficence
• openhandedness
• openheartedness
• selflessness
• tribute
• bigheartedness
• lavishness
• extravagance
• wastefulness
• kindliness
• gratuity
• charity
• prodigality
• spendthrift
• improvidence
• squandering
• lagniappe
• dissipating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfishness
• economy
• meanness
• cheapness
• stinginess
• miserliness
• parsimony
• closeness
• tightness
• providence
• thrift
• frugality
• husbandry
• pinching
• conservation
• saving
• economizing
• conserving
• penuriousness
• ungenerosity
• skimping
• husbanding
• managing
• scrimping
• scraping
• cutting back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of largesse

Once sufficient displays of submission had been extracted, would the bankrollers of the civic-education movement redirect their largesse back toward places like that? — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Yet these easy luxuries have simultaneously raised the entitlement of citizens and their expectations of largesse from their underfunded, over-bureaucratized, overpromising governments, which are left seeming slow and inept. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

One thing the two-time campaign arm won’t threaten to withhold is his largesse on the trail. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

That means the tourist-tax largesse can’t help pay for affordable housing projects or improvements to public transit, as some community leaders prefer, but instead must be spent on tourism marketing, expanding the convention center or improving sports and arts venues. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026

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