Synonyms for benevolent
12 synonyms for “benevolent”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Benevolent as in “charitable”
adjective: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- charitable
- kindly
- sympathetic
- benign
- magnanimous
- humane
Benevolent as in “philanthropic”
adjective: generous in assistance to the poor
- philanthropic
- beneficent
- altruistic
- eleemosynary
Benevolent as in “generous”
adjective: generous in providing aid to others
- generous
- freehearted
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