Synonyms for Benevolence

Synonyms for "benevolence" (179 found)

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Closest matches (36)

accommodatingnessact of graceact of kindnessadvantageousness affability agape agreeableness altruism amiability amity auspiciousness benefaction beneficence beneficialness benefitbenevolent dispositionbenevolentness benignancy benignity benthamism

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bigheartedness blessing bomfog boon brightnessbrotherly lovecaritas charitableness charity

Noun(7 words)

alms almsgiving alohas altruismaltruism in actionbenefaction charities

Strong matches (54)

Noun(6 words)

charitycharity workdeeds donation generosities generosity

cheerfulness cheerinesschristian charitychristian loveclass clemency cogency comity commiseration compassion complaisance compliance compliment condolence condonation contribution courtesy decency desert disregard

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do-goodism donation excellence expedience fairness favor favorableness feeling fineness first-ratenessflower powerforbearance forgiveness forgivingness fortunateness friendliness friendship generosity generousness gift givinggood auspicesgood deedgood officesgood omengood turngoodliness goodness

Related words (89)

goodwill grace graciosity graciousness grant greatheartedness healthiness helpfulness humanitarianism humanity indulgencekind deedkind officeskindlinesskindly actkindnesslabor of lovelargeheartedness largess leniency

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Noun(14 words)

goodwill graces kindnesskindness matterskindnesses liberality lovingmoral principlemoral virtuemore benignmore humanelymunificence philanthropy selflessness

Determiner(1 words)

this kind of

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

11 entries

benignitycharitable givingdispositionethics conceptkindness lovemoral principlemoral qualitymoral theoryphilanthropy virtue

More specific

7 entries

altruism charity compassiondonation drivegenerosityrelief givingscholarship funding

Collocations

6 entries

benevolence fundbenevolence gesturemoral benevolenceprivate benevolencepublic benevolencestate benevolence

Inflections

1 entries

benevolences

Derivations

2 entries

benevolent benevolently

Antonyms

1 entries

malevolence

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

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Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.

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A certain hallmark of wisdom is the cheerful benevolence it confers.

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Deep inside your heart, nurture benevolence for everything that exists!

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Benevolence