Synonyms for philanthropic
ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪkphil·an·thropic

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1. philanthropicadjective

   Synonyms:
   goodhearted, bighearted, philanthropical, humanitarian, altruistic, generous, giving, charitable, benevolent

   Antonyms:
   hateful, misanthropic, nasty, mean

2. philanthropicadjective

   Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, generous, charitable, altruistic, humanitarian, bighearted, giving, philanthropical, goodhearted

   Antonyms:
   hateful, mean, nasty, misanthropic

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1. philanthropic

   Synonyms:
   humane, large-hearted, public-spirited, charitable, kind

   Antonyms:
   selfish, cynical, egotistical, morose, misanthropic

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1. beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropicadjective

   generous in assistance to the poor

   "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"

   Synonyms:
   large-hearted, kindly, sympathetic, benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, eleemosynary, freehearted, openhearted, beneficent

   Antonyms:
   uncharitable

2. philanthropicadjective

   of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy

   "a philanthropic society"

   Synonyms:
   beneficent, eleemosynary, benevolent

   Antonyms:
   uncharitable

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1. philanthropicnoun

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane

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1. List of paraphrases for "philanthropic":

   charitable, philanthropy, charity, charities

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1. Charlie Sheen:

   Charlie Sheen said Charlie Sheen found out Charlie Sheen was HIV positive about four years ago. Charlie Sheen symptoms began with crushing headaches. I thought I had a brain tumor, Charlie Sheen recalled. I thought it was over. The star said Charlie Sheen was coming forward with the truth because of the rumors in the press surrounding Charlie Sheen health. I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about me, that threaten the health of so many others that couldn't be further from the truth. Charlie Sheen said the most hurtful rumor Charlie Sheen read claimed Charlie Sheen intentionally transmitted the disease to Charlie Sheen partners. That’s as far from the truth as anything can be, Charlie Sheen said. Drug and alcohol use have marred Sheen's personal and professional life in recent years. Charlie Sheen was kicked off CBS' Two and a Half Men in 2011 after an explosive meltdown that included calling the show's producer a contaminated little maggot. Charlie Sheen escapades have also included the revelation that Charlie Sheen spent more than $ 50,000 as a client of Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss' prostitution ring. You can only hear ‘ winning ’ in the streets so many times, i am approaching a time of more of a philanthropic culture in my life.

2. Deanna Geddes:

   It's important when asking people to be philanthropic that there is an element of choice, forced philanthropy is a problem in the workplace.

3. New York Blood Center:

   NYBC's support of the chimpanzees was entirely voluntary, offered on a philanthropic basis to permit discussions regarding Liberia's need to fulfill their responsibilities until the Government of Liberia could take over, the Government of Liberia and animal rights organizations knew all along that our support was voluntary and could not continue.

4. Pony Ma:

   After 10 years of exploration and participation in philanthropic activities, I increasingly feel that there is a need for a more longer-term, efficient and organized way to give back to society.

5. Gayle Stever:

   Those kinds of role models encourage people to be philanthropic and to care about others, i think this serves a huge cultural purpose … all of these people have accumulated a huge amount of positive social capital that inspires their fans to support the good works that these admired celebrities support. We need that.