Synonyms of uncharitable

uncharitable

adjective

ˌən-ˈcha-rə-tə-bəl 

1

as in selfish

giving or sharing as little as possible

an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• careful
• ungenerous
• greedy
• parsimonious
• miserly
• close
• mean
• stingy
• penurious
• tightfisted
• tight
• cheap
• pinching
• desirous
• niggardly
• chintzy
• economical
• sparing
• penny-pinching
• mingy
• spare
• niggard
• small
• conserving
• stinting
• avaricious
• pinchpenny
• covetous
• mercenary
• frugal
• chary
• thrifty
• closefisted
• saving
• sordid
• envious
• acquisitive
• grudging
• economizing
• resentful
• shabby
• hoggish
• rapacious
• itchy
• avid
• begrudging
• inhospitable
• grasping
• coveting
• skimping
• scrimping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charitable
• generous
• liberal
• unsparing
• munificent
• altruistic
• unselfish
• selfless
• bountiful
• openhanded
• bounteous
• extravagant
• unstinting
• benevolent
• handsome
• overgenerous
• free
• philanthropic
• lavish
• humanitarian
• hospitable
• beneficent
• magnanimous
• philanthropical
• profuse
• compassionate
• kindly
• freehanded
• wasteful
• unthrifty
• openhearted
• profligate
• good-hearted
• prodigal
• spendthrift
• wasting
• thriftless
• greathearted
• dissipating
• squandering
• frittering
• splurging

2

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

an uncharitable attitude towards people who give in to alcohol or other temptations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• callous
• hard
• abusive
• stony
• hateful
• insensitive
• heartless
• malicious
• oppressive
• harsh
• cruel
• unsympathetic
• hard-hearted
• pitiless
• compassionless
• unfeeling
• inhuman
• inhumane
• unmerciful
• vicious
• unsparing
• obdurate
• brutal
• soulless
• tough
• remorseless
• stern
• thick-skinned
• insensate
• affectless
• grim
• indurate
• cold-blooded
• take-no-prisoners
• slash-and-burn
• severe
• stoney
• thoughtless
• pachydermatous
• case-hardened
• desensitized
• inconsiderate
• uncaring
• unloving
• mean
• hard-boiled
• savage
• unthinking
• spiteful
• boorish
• heedless
• unfriendly
• ungentle
• disagreeable
• rough
• ironhearted
• ill-natured
• malevolent
• stonyhearted
• virulent
• acrimonious
• ill-tempered
• heavy-handed
• surly
• barbarous
• rancorous
• cold
• brutish
• rough-and-tumble
• evil-minded
• bestial
• ironfisted
• ironhanded
• hard-bitten
• jackbooted
• sledgehammer
• austere
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• frosty
• knock-down, drag-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charitable
• sympathetic
• warm
• sensitive
• merciful
• compassionate
• humane
• kindly
• kind
• benevolent
• gentle
• mild
• tender
• lenient
• indulgent
• kindhearted
• gracious
• friendly
• warmhearted
• tenderhearted
• softhearted
• cordial
• benignant
• tolerant
• affectionate
• loving
• good-natured
• understanding
• clement
• fond
• good-tempered

Examples of uncharitable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, the prosecution was painting an uncharitable picture of Bankman-Fried but there’s no need to reinforce it. —Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023

An acid cleanse for healthy cynicism accrued over decades uncharitable to peace and love platitudes. —Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023

Was the pandemic a kind of cosmic reckoning for years of profligate and uncharitable behavior? —Nick Heil, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2020

There's a conflicting alignment between the Moon in your responsible 2nd house and Neptune in your altruistic 11th house, warning that even charitable urges could get rewarded in rather uncharitable ways. —Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023