🔄 Synonyms of "Generous"
25 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| benevolent | Having a disposition to do good. |
| ample | Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. |
| lavishverb | Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal. |
| kindnoun | Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. |
| magnanimous | Noble and generous in spirit. |
| largenoun | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| prodigalnoun | Wastefully extravagant. |
| bignoun | Of great size, large. |
| handsomeverb | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly: |
| bountiful | Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample. |
| munificent | (of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing. |
| bounteous | (of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant. |
| givingverb | Having the tendency to give; generous. |
| openhanded | Alternative form of open-handed. |
| unsparing | Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough. |
| freehearted | liberal; unrestrained |
| unselfish | Not selfish. |
| unstinting | Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc. |
| bighearted | Noble, kind and generous. |
| freehanded | Openhanded; generous. |
| ungrudging | Lacking envy or resentment |
| unstinted | Not constrained, not restrained, or not confined, great in amount or degree. |
| overgenerous | generous to an excessive degree |
| too-generous | very generous |
| liberalnoun | Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Generous"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stingy | Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. |
| meanspirited | Alternative spelling of mean-spirited. [Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry.] |
| ungenerous | Not generous; stingy. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Generous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| magnanimous | Noble and generous in spirit. |
| bighearted | Noble, kind and generous. |
| benevolent | Having a disposition to do good. |
| givingverb | Having the tendency to give; generous. |
| munificent | (of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing. |
| unstinting | Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc. |
| unselfish | Not selfish. |
| bounteous | (of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant. |
| unsparing | Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough. |
| bountifulnoun | Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample. |
| lavish | Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal. |
| handsome | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly: |
| freehearted | liberal; unrestrained |
| prodigal | Wastefully extravagant. |
| overgenerous | generous to an excessive degree |
| ample | Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. |
| large | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| big | Of great size, large. |
| freehanded | Openhanded; generous. |
| openhanded | Alternative form of open-handed. |
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