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Antonyms for charitable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : char-i-tuh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl |
Definition of charitable
Origin :- c.1200, in reference to the Christian virtue, from Old French charitable, from charité (see charity). Meaning "liberal in treatment of the poor" is from c.1400; that of "inclined to impute favorable motives to others" is from 1620s. Related: Charitableness; charitably.
- adj giving, generous
- adj kind, lenient
- I am charitable enough to hope that this gratified her more than it vexed me, which was not at all.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- I tried to be charitable, to relieve poverty, but they say there is no poverty to be relieved.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- The duchess only survived Fox a year; she died in 1806, beloved, charitable, penitent.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- She was interested in all church duties 252 and in all charitable enterprises.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- It is true, there is infinite pleasure in this charitable pursuit.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- Mother, you are too charitable for this earth—too unworldly altogether.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He was more anxious than heretofore to be charitable towards the world.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- By morning you may even have grown so charitable as not to know who it was that tied you up.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Is it because of some work for God that we do in this world, charitable or social?
- Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley
- The Protestants never have any distress which calls for charitable aid.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Synonyms for charitable
- accommodating
- all heart
- altruistic
- beneficent
- benevolent
- benign
- big
- bighearted
- bountiful
- broad-minded
- clement
- considerate
- easy
- eleemosynary
- favorable
- forbearing
- forgiving
- good
- gracious
- helpful
- humane
- humanitarian
- indulgent
- kind
- kindly
- lavish
- lenient
- liberal
- magnanimous
- merciful
- obliging
- philanthropic
- sympathetic
- thoughtful
- tolerant
- understanding
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