generous

The word “generous” has 3 syllables: gen-er-ous

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɛnərəs/

What is synonym and antonym for generous?

In the thesaurus, “generous” has 103 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for generous along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for generous

abounding
abundant
acceptable
adequate
affluent
all kinds of
altruistic
ample
aplenty
beneficent
benevolent
big
bighearted
blooming
bounteous
bountiful
charitable
comfortable
compassionate
considerate
copious
cornucopian
dime a dozen
easy
enough
equitable
excellent
extra
extravagant
fair
fat
fecund
fertile
free
freehanded
freehearted
fruitful
full
fulsome
galore
good
good-hearted
greathearted
handsome
helpful
high-minded
honest
honorable
hospitable
humanitarian
just
kind
kindhearted
kindly
large
largehearted
lavish
liberal
lofty
loose
luxuriant
magnanimous
moderate
munificent
no end
no end in sight
noble
open
open-handed
openhanded
openhearted
overflowing
overgenerous
philanthropic
philanthropical
plenteous
plentiful
plenty
plump
prodigal
profuse
prolific
reasonable
replete
rich
rife
samaritan
soft-touch
stinking with
sufficient
supernumerary
surplus
sympathetic
teeming
thick on the ground
thoughtful
tolerant
ungrudging
unselfish
unsparing
unstinting
wealthy
willing

Antonyms for generous

acquisitive
avaricious
avid
bare
barren
begrudging
biased
chary
cheap
close
closefisted
costive
coveting
covetous
deficient
depleted
desirous
disagreeable
envious
frugal
grasping
greedy
grudging
hoggish
illiberal
inadequate
inattentive
inconsiderate
infertile
insufficient
itchy
lacking
least
light
malevolent
meager
meagre
mean
mercenary
mingy
minimal
minimum
miserly
needy
niggardly
parsimonious
penurious
petty
poor
prejudiced
rapacious
resentful
scant
selfish
skimpy
slight
small
spare
sparing
sterile
stingy
stinting
stupid
thoughtless
thrifty
tight
tightfisted
uncharitable
unfruitful
ungenerous
unkind
unmindful
unproductive
unreasonable
wanting

Meanings of generous

adjective
1. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
2. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
3. Large, more than ample, copious.
4. Invigorating in its nature.
5. Of noble birth.

Example Sentences

She made a generous donation to the animal shelter.
His generous offer helped the family get back on their feet.
They were known for being generous hosts at every gathering.
A generous portion of dessert was served after dinner.
He has always been a generous friend, willing to share everything he has.

On this page you'll find 178 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to generous, such as: abounding, abundant, acceptable, acquisitive, adequate, affluent, all kinds of.

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