Synonyms and Antonyms of philanthropy
1
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
- among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
offering, tithe
bequest, endowment, legacy
aid, assistance, dole, handout, relief, welfare
grant, subsidy
benevolence, bestowal, largesse (also largess), present, presentation
2
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
- much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
altruism, do-gooding, do-goodism, humanism, humanitarianism
beneficence, benevolence, goodwill
alms, benefaction, contribution, donation
relief, welfare
endowment, fund, grant, subsidy
3
the quality or state of being generous
- a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness
beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness
kindness
gift, gratuity, lagniappe
tribute
extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness
spendthrift
dissipating, squandering
conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift
conservation, saving
husbanding, managing
scraping
cutting back
cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity
