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benevolent

/bʌnˈɛvʌlʌnt/adjective4 syllables

Benevolent means: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity.

Synonyms for benevolent12

adjective, as in showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

charitable, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted, kind

adjective, as in generous in assistance to the poor

beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic, charitable

adjective, as in generous in providing aid to others

freehearted, generous

What does benevolent mean?4

adjective

1

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity“was charitable in his opinions of others”

2

generous in assistance to the poor“a benevolent contributor”

3

generous in providing aid to others

4

intending or showing kindness“a benevolent society”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with benevolent?1

three syllables

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Benevolent in a sentence

  • The treatment was made possible by a benevolent donor.bigfellow68
  • It is with a benevolent eye that we wait for those we miss.AmarMecheri
  • I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.shekitten
  • They will bring you together with benevolent language.anzart
  • Why would a benevolent god allow Hell to exist?mailohilohi
  • He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.AlanF_US
  • Utterly different from Tom was his friend John, who was kind and benevolent.AlanF_US

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