Synonyms for charitable
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Philanthropic — kind, generous
philanthropic, beneficent, benevolent, generous, kind, humanitarian, liberal, open-handed, munificent, considerate, magnanimous, unselfish, compassionate, kindly, good-hearted, humane, free, sympathetic, merciful, benign, open-hearted, forgiving
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Kind, generous.
Related words
- Word family
- charitability charitableness
- Phrases
- charitable organization
Example sentences
- generous You're one of the most generous people I ever met.
- benevolent I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.
- philanthropic Donations to philanthropic programs are tax-exempt.
- beneficent In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| charitable | steady | |
| generous | steady | |
| benevolent | steady | |
| philanthropic | steady | |
| beneficent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1, kind1
- 6 letters
- kindly2, humane2, benign2
- 7 letters
- liberal3, helpful2
- 8 letters
- generous3, merciful3
- 9 letters
- forgiving3, unselfish
- 10 letters
- benevolent4, beneficent4, munificent
- 11 letters
- sympathetic4, considerate4, magnanimous4
- 12 letters
- humanitarian6
- 13 letters
- compassionate4, philanthropic4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kindly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- caritatif
- Español
- caritativo