Synonyms of magnanimously

magnanimously

adverb

as in honorably

in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals

magnanimously decided to forgive her former classmates, who had treated her so badly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honorably
• heroically
• nobly
• courageously
• greatly
• grandly
• venerably
• gallantly
• bravely
• loftily
• greatheartedly
• magnificently
• high-mindedly
• majestically
• chivalrously
• valiantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dishonorably
• basely
• ignobly
• pitiably
• abominably
• wretchedly
• nastily
• hatefully
• contemptibly
• despicably
• detestably
• currishly
• sorrily
• degenerately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of magnanimously

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

My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025