Synonyms for philanthropic
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Charitable
charitable, benevolent, altruistic, beneficent, generous, kind, good, eleemosynary
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind
a philanthropic enterprise
Example sentences
- charitable Charitable donations aren't always tax-deductible.
- benevolent I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.
- altruistic Compassion is the most altruistic form of love.
- beneficent In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- humanitarian The phrase "humanitarian bombing" is an oxymoron.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| philanthropic | steady | |
| charitable | steady | |
| benevolent | steady | |
| altruistic | rising | |
| beneficent | steady | |
| humanitarian | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, kind1
- 6 letters
- giving2
- 8 letters
- generous3
- 10 letters
- charitable4, benevolent4, altruistic4, beneficent4
- 11 letters
- goodhearted
- 12 letters
- humanitarian6, eleemosynary6
- 14 letters
- philanthropian
- 15 letters
- philanthropical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (giving2 = 2 syllables).