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Synonyms for generous
ˈdʒɛn ər əsgen·er·ous

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 6 votes

  1. generous

    Generous (Latin genus, a race) primarily signifies having the qualities worthy of noble or honorable birth; hence, free and abundant in giving, giving freely, heartily, and self-sacrificingly. As regards giving, generous refers rather to the self-sacrificing heartiness of the giver, liberal to the amount of the gift; a child may show himself generous in the gift of an apple, a millionaire makes a liberal donation; a generous gift, however, is commonly thought of as both ample and hearty. A munificent gift is vast in amount, whatever the motive of its bestowal. One may be free with another's money; he can be generous only with his own. Disinterested suggests rather the thought of one's own self-denial; generous, of one's hearty interest in another's welfare or happiness. One is magnanimous by a greatness of soul (Latin magnus, great, and animus, soul) that rises above all that is poor, mean, or weak, especially above every petty or ignoble motive or feeling pertaining to one's self, and thus above resentment of injury or insult; one is generous by a kindness of heart that would rejoice in the welfare rather than in the punishment of the offender.

    Synonyms:
    bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted

    Antonyms:
    avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, petty, rapacious, stingy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.1 / 8 votes

  1. generous

    Synonyms:
    noble, chivalrous, liberal, disinterested, bountiful, magnanimous, open-hearted, munificent, honorable

    Antonyms:
    mean, ignoble, illiberal, selfish, churlish

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. generousadjective

    willing to give and share unstintingly

    "a generous donation"

    Antonyms:
    niggardly, meager, cheap, meagerly, scrimpy, cheeseparing, near, hardfisted, tightfisted, skinny, stingy, close, scrimy, chinchy, tight, grudging, closefisted, mingy, ungenerous, penurious, penny-pinching, meagre, beggarly, parsimonious, mean, meanspirited, miserly, chintzy

  2. generousadjective

    not petty in character and mind

    "unusually generous in his judgment of people"

    Antonyms:
    ungenerous, hardfisted, chintzy, stingy, mingy, near, chinchy, tight, meanspirited, meagre, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, cheap, tightfisted, scrimpy, parsimonious, closefisted, grudging, beggarly, close, meager, mean, niggardly, penurious, miserly, skinny, scrimy, meagerly

  3. generousadjective

    more than adequate

    "a generous portion"

    Antonyms:
    mingy, mean, cheeseparing, stingy, tight, close, meager, ungenerous, penny-pinching, chinchy, meanspirited, scrimpy, closefisted, chintzy, cheap, hardfisted, skinny, parsimonious, near, miserly, tightfisted, scrimy, beggarly, penurious, niggardly, meagerly, grudging, meagre

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contributive

    generally unusually inclined to contribute money, time, or other forms of support.

    mrs. smith is dependably contributive.

    Submitted by rinat on June 5, 2017  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. generousadjective

    Synonyms:
    noble, magnanimous, honorable, high-minded

  2. generousadjective

    Synonyms:
    liberal, bountiful, beneficent, munificent, charitable, open-handed, free-hearted

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. generousadjective

    Synonyms:
    magnanimous, noble, highminded, ingenuous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, liberal, lavish, charitable, unstinted, abundant, plentiful, overflowing

    Antonyms:
    illiberal, ungenerous, stingy, scant, miserly, penurious

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How to use generous in a sentence?

  1. James Gavin:

    I hope the reader empathizes with George’s struggle, … It’s hard for people to feel sympathy toward a star with such wealth and acclaim. And yet, what drove George to achieve all of this success was his brokenness inside. He had the talent to get him there. He was a big-hearted, generous, beautifully well-mannered terrific guy. But he was also a wounded kid inside… Despite all the pain he endured, his music made such a difference in people’s lives. It made them feel good. It made them happy. His name still brings people joy. There’s just something about him that still touches people’s hearts.

  2. Dwayne McKinney:

    He had friends in all the crowds, not just the student athletes, he was just a funny, generous kid.

  3. Dr. Karl Menninger:

    Generous people are rarely mentally ill.

  4. Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation):

    Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly.

  5. Larissa Hirsch:

    Compliment them on things that have nothing to do with appearance: how well they shared with their brother, how nicely they stood up for their friend, how generous they were, things of that nature, trying to be supportive and positive and showing the importance of things that have less to do with appearance and more to do with the type of person you are.


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