Benevolent

/bəˈnɛvələnt/

Synonyms for "benevolent" (175 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Adjective(10 words)

charitable advantageous altruisticangelic glowangelic nondeterminismavuncular beneficent beneficialbenign factorcharitable work

accommodating advantageous affable agreeable almsgiving altruistic amiable amicable auspicious beneficent beneficial benign benignant big bighearted bon bonny braw bueno capital

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caring charitable chivalrous

Noun(2 words)

agape benefic

Strong matches (53)

Adjective(14 words)

christlike compassionatecompassionate careconstructive eleemosynary freeheartedgenerous gesturegood persongood-hearted helpful humanehumane treatmenthumaner humanest

clement cogent commendable compassionate complaisant compliant conciliatory considerate cooperative decent eleemosynary elegant estimable excellent expedient fair famous fatherly favorable fine

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forbearing forgiving freehearted friendly generous good good-natured goodly gracious grand greathearted healthy helpful human humane humanitarian

Noun(3 words)

extremely goodgivinggiving season

Related words (87)

indulgent kind kindly kindly-disposed largehearted laudable liberal loftylong sufferinglong-suffering longanimous loving magnanimous neighborly nice noble obliging open-handed openhanded overindulgent

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Adjective(26 words)

kindkind gesturekinder kindest kindhearted kindlier kindliest kindly large-heartedliberal theorylovable magnanimous mercifulold high german kindopenhearted paternal paternalistic philanthropicprosocial behavior trainingprosocial orientation

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salutary softhearted sympatheticuniversal humanityunselfish warmhearted

Noun(5 words)

more benignnurturantpublic spiritsamaritanservice oriented initiatives

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

favorable impactgovernance styleleadership stylemoral attributepositive character traitpositive effect

More specific

7 entries

benevolent sponsorshipcharitablehumanitarian administrationphilanthropicphilanthropic oversightprosocial therapeutic

Collocations

6 entries

benevolent actsbenevolent donorbenevolent fundingbenevolent leadershipbenevolent organizationbenevolent society

Inflections

2 entries

more benevolentmost benevolent

Derivations

2 entries

benevolence benevolently

similar

3 entries

charitable generous kind

Sample sentences

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He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

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She's a benevolent witch.

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Utterly different from Tom was his friend John, who was kind and benevolent.

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Why would a benevolent god allow Hell to exist?

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