What are some opposite words for generous?

Antonyms 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.1 / 8 votes

  1. generous

    Antonyms:
    mean, ignoble, illiberal, selfish, churlish

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

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. generousadjective

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

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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. orthodox

    Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

How to use generous in a sentence?

  1. Aristotle:

    No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.

  2. Alicia Munnell:

    I’m absolutely convinced that Social Security is not an excessively generous program. It would be impossible to summon a panel of working people who felt like they were getting just what they needed from it.

  3. Dwayne McKinney:

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

  4. Jeb Bush:

    Mitt Romney was a successful, loving, caring, generous man -- and he never showed it, the simple fact is: You're going to get attacked. You have to show who you are first.

  5. Charles Dudley Warner:

    I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.

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