Thesaurus:generous

Thesaurus

generous

English

Adjective

Sense: willing to give and share unsparingly

Synonyms

• charitable
• fouthy (UK, dialect)
• free
• frolic (obsolete)
• generous
• giftful
• giving
• goodwilly (obsolete)
• handsome
• jannock (UK, dialect)
• liberal
• munificent
• open-handed

Antonyms

• stingy    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• beneficent
• beneficient
• magnanimous
• philanthropic
• unselfish

See also

• Thesaurus:prodigal
• Thesaurus:spendthrift

Further reading

• “816. liberality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “generous” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.