Synonyms for generous
ˈdʒɛn ər əsgen·er·ous

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. generous

   Generous (Latin genus, a race) primarily signifies having the qualities worthy of noble or honorable birth; hence, free and abundant in giving, giving freely, heartily, and self-sacrificingly. As regards giving, generous refers rather to the self-sacrificing heartiness of the giver, liberal to the amount of the gift; a child may show himself generous in the gift of an apple, a millionaire makes a liberal donation; a generous gift, however, is commonly thought of as both ample and hearty. A munificent gift is vast in amount, whatever the motive of its bestowal. One may be free with another's money; he can be generous only with his own. Disinterested suggests rather the thought of one's own self-denial; generous, of one's hearty interest in another's welfare or happiness. One is magnanimous by a greatness of soul (Latin magnus, great, and animus, soul) that rises above all that is poor, mean, or weak, especially above every petty or ignoble motive or feeling pertaining to one's self, and thus above resentment of injury or insult; one is generous by a kindness of heart that would rejoice in the welfare rather than in the punishment of the offender.

   Synonyms:
   bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted

   Antonyms:
   avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, petty, rapacious, stingy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.1 / 8 votes

1. generous

   Synonyms:
   noble, chivalrous, liberal, disinterested, bountiful, magnanimous, open-hearted, munificent, honorable

   Antonyms:
   mean, ignoble, illiberal, selfish, churlish

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. generousadjective

   willing to give and share unstintingly

   "a generous donation"

   Antonyms:
   niggardly, meager, cheap, meagerly, scrimpy, cheeseparing, near, hardfisted, tightfisted, skinny, stingy, close, scrimy, chinchy, tight, grudging, closefisted, mingy, ungenerous, penurious, penny-pinching, meagre, beggarly, parsimonious, mean, meanspirited, miserly, chintzy

2. generousadjective

   not petty in character and mind

   "unusually generous in his judgment of people"

   Antonyms:
   ungenerous, hardfisted, chintzy, stingy, mingy, near, chinchy, tight, meanspirited, meagre, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, cheap, tightfisted, scrimpy, parsimonious, closefisted, grudging, beggarly, close, meager, mean, niggardly, penurious, miserly, skinny, scrimy, meagerly

3. generousadjective

   more than adequate

   "a generous portion"

   Antonyms:
   mingy, mean, cheeseparing, stingy, tight, close, meager, ungenerous, penny-pinching, chinchy, meanspirited, scrimpy, closefisted, chintzy, cheap, hardfisted, skinny, parsimonious, near, miserly, tightfisted, scrimy, beggarly, penurious, niggardly, meagerly, grudging, meagre

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1. contributive

   generally unusually inclined to contribute money, time, or other forms of support.

   mrs. smith is dependably contributive.

   Submitted by rinat on June 5, 2017  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generousadjective

   Synonyms:
   noble, magnanimous, honorable, high-minded

2. generousadjective

   Synonyms:
   liberal, bountiful, beneficent, munificent, charitable, open-handed, free-hearted

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generousadjective

   Synonyms:
   magnanimous, noble, highminded, ingenuous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, liberal, lavish, charitable, unstinted, abundant, plentiful, overflowing

   Antonyms:
   illiberal, ungenerous, stingy, scant, miserly, penurious

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "generous":

   généreux, generously, bountiful, generosity, unstinting, unselfish, magnanimous, selfless

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1. Daniel Bakewell:

   I cannot express how overwhelmingly pained I am at the loss of such a beautiful person as Jackie Avant. For her to be killed in such a senseless way is unfathomable, there are no 2 more kind and generous people than Clarence and Jackie and for their home and their lives to be violated in such a violent manner is unconscionable.

2. Anonymous:

   It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are.

3. Chad Sneve:

   He was generous, kind and special in more ways than I can begin to explain, he was my everything, and he touched everyone he encountered.

4. Bill Rogin:

   The real R. Lee Ermey was a family man, and a kind and gentle soul. He was generous to everyone around him. And, he especially cared deeply for others in need, please support your men and women in uniform. That's what he wanted most of all.

5. Junius:

   How much easier is it to be generous than just.