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

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimously
  1. honorably
  2. heroically
Adverb
  • Both shows make use of the parody defense, of course, that being the sly way for comedic artists to cash in on someone else’s intellectual property by insisting that their motives are honorably satirical.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Both congressmen honorably served in the Middle East, while Moulton has promoted his veteran status during his Senate campaign.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of honorably
Adverb
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • This turned a great explorer into a great survivor, as the voyage went down in legend for the extraordinary escape by those on board and a heroically safe return.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of heroically

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“Magnanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimously. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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