What are some opposite words for benevolent?
Antonyms for benevolent
bəˈnɛv ə ləntbenev·o·lent
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term benevolent.
Wiktionary
benevolentadjective
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malevolentbenevolentadjective
Having a disposition to do good.
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malevolentbenevolentadjective
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malevolentbenevolentadjective
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malevolent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
benevolent
Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.
See synonyms for BARBAROUS.
Synonyms:
benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted
Princeton's WordNet
benevolentadjective
intending or showing kindness
"a benevolent society"
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ungenerous, uncharitable, unkind, stingySynonyms:
kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, beneficent, good-hearted, large-hearted, charitable, freehearted, openhearted, eleemosynarycharitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
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ungenerous, uncharitable, unkind, stingySynonyms:
kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynarybenevolent, freeheartedadjective
generous in providing aid to others
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uncharitable, stingy, unkind, ungenerousSynonyms:
kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, beneficent, good-hearted, large-hearted, charitable, freehearted, openhearted, eleemosynarybeneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropicadjective
generous in assistance to the poor
"a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
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uncharitable, stingy, unkind, ungenerousSynonyms:
large-hearted, kindly, sympathetic, charitable, good-hearted, philanthropic, eleemosynary, freehearted, openhearted, beneficent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
benevolentadjective
Synonyms:
benign, beneficent, bountiful, charitable, philanthropic
How to use benevolent in a sentence?
We just can't do four more years of this, even though he is not my first choice, Biden is somebody who has a more benevolent side to him. We need that.
It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men.
A lot of people go there to get the training. They spend a year or two and they go on to do their own thing, there is a better way to run a company with a culture that is benevolent and celebrates their people.
The four characters on the base say 'jingtian qinmin', which means 'revere heaven and serve thy people,' it really crystallizes the political theory in China whereby heaven bestows its power upon a ruler who is righteous and benevolent.
It seems foolhardy to assume that the armed state will necessarily be benevolent. The American political tradition is, for good or ill, based in large measure on a healthy mistrust of the state.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#28923 | benevolent | |
#48310 | malevolent | |
#49769 | stingy | |
#60499 | unkind | |
#184659 | uncharitable | |
#239890 | ungenerous |
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