UNCHARITABLE Synonyms: 199 Similar and Opposite Words

uncharitable

adjective

ˌən-ˈcha-rə-tə-bəl

Definition of uncharitable

as in selfish

giving or sharing as little as possible an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving

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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

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Recent Examples of uncharitable Recall that Huffines unsuccessfully challenged Abbott in the 2022 GOP primary for governor and had some uncharitable things to say about him. — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 The only way to get to that conclusion, however, is to make a lot of uncharitable assumptions about Kimmel’s thinking. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 An uncharitable strike zone led to a pair of walks, and Yoan Moncada punched a single to double the early advantage against him. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025 Yet for wealthy donors, who now account for the majority of charitable giving, the Senate bill is decidedly uncharitable. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncharitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharitable

Adjective

From childcare grants to casual local classes, new support systems can make moms feel stronger, not selfish.

— Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Nikki is critical of the latter, calling it selfish and cowardly.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of selfish

Adjective

The author's personal journey highlights how ruthless prioritization, risk management, and resourcefulness, born from necessity, became foundations for financial stability.

— Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In Season 2, the ruthless, backstabbing family behind a beauty brand — and an underground trafficking ring — will face a reckoning.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of ruthless

Adjective

Regehr was relentless and merciless, and Oilers fans had to witness it over and over again.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
The red card was rescinded; the team was unmoored; conspiracies grew overnight, like mushrooms; and a merciless Belgium swept in and trampled, 4–1, on what remained.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of merciless

Adjective

Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.

— Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.

— Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026

Definition of stony

Adjective

Skubal, who missed more than a month after eventually having surgery to remove a loose body from his elbow, mostly disagreed with public reaction painting him as greedy or selfish in not disclosing the strange feeling that had lingered in his arm.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 July 2026
In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Definition of greedy

Adjective

This one seemed slow and turgid, and the Australian attack was parsimonious, with only the sixth bowler used, Ash Gardner, going at more than 10 runs an over in her three overs.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
This is the most parsimonious way to account for the unified nature of consciousness, according to subcorticalists.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 28 May 2026