Antonyms for benevolent
bəˈnɛv ə ləntbenev·o·lent

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. benevolentadjective

   Antonyms:
   malevolent

2. benevolentadjective

   Having a disposition to do good.

   Antonyms:
   malevolent

3. benevolentadjective

   Antonyms:
   malevolent

4. benevolentadjective

   Antonyms:
   malevolent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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 WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. benevolentadjective

   intending or showing kindness

   "a benevolent society"

   Antonyms:
   ungenerous, uncharitable, unkind, stingy

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

2. charitable, 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"

   Antonyms:
   ungenerous, uncharitable, unkind, stingy

   Synonyms:
   kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynary

3. benevolent, freeheartedadjective

   generous in providing aid to others

   Antonyms:
   uncharitable, stingy, unkind, ungenerous

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

4. beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropicadjective

   generous in assistance to the poor

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

   Antonyms:
   uncharitable, stingy, unkind, ungenerous

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. benevolentadjective

   Synonyms:
   benign, beneficent, bountiful, charitable, philanthropic

How to use benevolent in a sentence?

1. Benjamin Silberstein:

   Just look at the way the letter is worded. They want to make it sound like sanctions equals starvation so the U.S. should really be benevolent and give them up.

2. Yeoh Lam Keong:

   Democratization is the trickier part because Lee Kuan Yew's legacy is also benevolent authoritarianism, they are standing against the tide in the long run, 10 to 20 years. They really need to lead that rather than get dragged along by it. I'm not sure if they have the inclination to do that.

3. Grover Cleveland:

   I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds... I find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution.

4. Janine Hedges:

   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.

5. Congressman Budd:

   The Fraternal Order of Police. The North Carolina Troopers Association. The list goes on and on, the Police Benevolent Association. They all at one point endorsed Cheri Beasley. But now they know me. They know her. And they have endorsed me.

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