generously
The word “generously” has 4 syllables: gen-er-ous-ly
It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɛnərəsli/
What is synonym and antonym for generously?
In the thesaurus, “generously” has 58 synonyms and 22 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for generously along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for generously
- abundantly
- affably
- altruistically
- amiably
- amply
- beneficently
- benevolently
- bigheartedly
- bounteously
- bountifully
- candidly
- charitably
- cheerfully
- cheerily
- chivalrously
- congenially
- considerately
- copiously
- cordially
- courteously
- enthusiastically
- freehandedly
- freeheartedly
- freely
- friendlily
- genially
- good-heartedly
- good-naturedly
- graciously
- handsomely
- hospitably
- humanely
- kindheartedly
- kindly
- lavishly
- liberally
- magnanimously
- majestically
- munificently
- nicely
- nobly
- openhandedly
- philanthropically
- politely
- prodigally
- profusely
- reasonably
- selflessly
- sweetly
- thoughtfully
- ungrudgingly
- unreservedly
- unselfishly
- unsparingly
- unstintingly
- warmly
- well
- wholeheartedly
Antonyms for generously
- angrily
- begrudgingly
- belligerently
- coldly
- contemptuously
- coolly
- cooly
- disdainfully
- frigidly
- grudgingly
- heartlessly
- hostilely
- obnoxiously
- parsimoniously
- poorly
- provocatively
- rudely
- scornfully
- selfishly
- sparingly
- stingily
- ungenerously
Meanings of generously
- adverb
- In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
Example Sentences
- She generously offered to pay for everyone's meal.
- The food was generously seasoned with herbs and spices.
- He generously shared his time to help with the project.
- They generously donated supplies to the disaster relief effort.
- The teacher generously extended the deadline for the assignment.
On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to generously, such as: abundantly, affably, altruistically, amiably, amply, angrily, begrudgingly.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
radically
- absolutely
- abundantly
- admittedly
- all
- all of
- all over
- altogether
- assuredly
- basically
- by and large
- categorically
- certainly
- chiefly
- clean
- cold
- completely
- copiously
- dead
- downright
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- essentially
- even
- exactly
- fast
- firstly
- flat
- flat-out
- forsooth
- frankly
- full
- fully
- fundamentally
- generally
- generously
- greatly
- hands down
- heartily
- honestly
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- largely
- mainly
- more or less
- mostly
- out
- overall
- perfectly
- plain
- plumb
- positively
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- primitively
- principally
- purely
- quite
- realistically
- really
- soundly
- stone
- stone-cold
- substantially
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
- truly
- truthfully
- undoubtedly
- unqualifiedly
- unquestionably
- utterly
- verily
- veritably
- well
- wholly
- wide
magnanimously
- advantageously
- altruistically
- amply
- attractively
- benevolently
- bigheartedly
- bountifully
- bravely
- candidly
- charitably
- chivalrously
- courageously
- creditably
- enthusiastically
- extremely
- gallantly
- generously
- genially
- gloriously
- graciously
- grandly
- greatheartedly
- greatly
- heroically
- high-mindedly
- honorably
- illustriously
- lavishly
- liberally
- loftily
- magnificently
- majestically
- most deeply
- most fortunately
- most fully
- most highly
- munificently
- nobly
- plentifully
- politely
- regally
- richly
- sincerely
- splendidly
- ungrudgingly
- unreservedly
- unselfishly
- valiantly
- venerably
- warmly
- wholeheartedly
absolutely
- abundantly
- actually
- admittedly
- all
- all of
- all over
- altogether
- assuredly
- basically
- by and large
- categorically
- certainly
- chiefly
- clean
- cold
- come hell or high water
- completely
- conclusively
- consummately
- copiously
- dead
- decidedly
- decisively
- definitely
- doubtless
- downright
- easily
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- even
- exactly
- fast
- flat
- flat-out
- for sure
- forsooth
- frankly
- full
- fully
- generally
- generously
- greatly
- hands down
- heartily
- honestly
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- largely
- mainly
- more or less
- mostly
- no ifs ands or buts
- no strings attached
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- out
- overall
- perfectly
- plain
- plumb
- positively
- precisely
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- principally
- purely
- quite
- radically
- realistically
- really
- right on
- soundly
- stone
- stone-cold
- straight out
- substantially
- sure as can be
- sure as hell
- sure enough
- surely
- the very thing
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
- truly
- truthfully
- unambiguously
- unconditionally
- undoubtedly
- unqualifiedly
- unquestionably
- utterly
- verily
- veritably
- well
- wholly
- wide
abundantly
- affluently
- amply
- appreciably
- astronomically
- big-time
- broadly
- colossally
- considerably
- copiously
- enormously
- extensively
- fulsomely
- generously
- greatly
- handsomely
- healthily
- highly
- hugely
- inexhaustibly
- largely
- lavishly
- luxuriantly
- massively
- monstrously
- monumentally
- much
- noticeably
- plentifully
- profusely
- richly
- satisfactorily
- significantly
- sizably
- staggeringly
- stupendously
- sufficiently
- tremendously
- utterly
- vastly
dead
- abeyant
- absolute
- absolutely
- abundantly
- all
- all in
- all of
- all over
- all the way
- all-out
- altogether
- anesthetized
- antiquated
- apathetic
- arid
- arrant
- arrested
- as the crow flies
- asleep
- at length
- at rest
- authentic
- aweary
- baked
- baleful
- bankrupted
- barren
- basically
- beat
- beaten
- benumbed
- bereft of life
- bitten the dust
- bland
- blank
- bleak
- bleary
- bloodless
- blooming
- blunted
- bodacious
- boney
- bony
- boring
- bought the farm
- breathless
- broken
- broken-down
- buried
- burned-out
- burnt-out
- bushed
- by and large
- bygone
- bypast
- cadaverous
- callous
- categoric
- categorical
- categorically
- checked out
- chiefly
- chilled
- classic
- clean
- cocainized
- cold
- collapsed
- comatose
- complete
- completely
- confirmed
- constant
- consumed
- consummate
- copiously
- crashing
- cut off
- damn
- damned
- dated
- deadened
- deadly
- deadness
- death
- deathly
- debilitated
- deceased
- definite
- defunct
- dehydrated
- demised
- departed
- depleted
- desert
- desolate
- dilute
- diminished
- direct
- directly
- done
- done for
- doomed
- dormant
- down the line
- down to the ground
- downright
- drained
- dreadful
- dried-up
- droughty
- drowsy
- drugged
- dry
- due
- dull
- dulled
- dying
- endangered
- endless
- enervate
- enervated
- enfeebled
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- erased
- eternal
- even
- exactly
- exhausted
- expended
- expired
- extinct
- extraordinary
- extreme
- faded
- fading
- fair
- fallen
- fallow
- fast
- fatal
- fateful
- fatigued
- fell
- finished
- flat
- flat-out
- flavorless
- for fair
- free
- frightful
- frigid
- full
- fully
- generally
- generously
- genuine
- ghostlike
- ghostly
- gone
- gone to meet maker
- gone to reward
- grave
- greatly
- habitual
- hands down
- hardscrabble
- heartily
- heavy
- hopeless
- horrible
- huge
- idle
- imperiled
- imperilled
- impoverished
- in whole
- inactive
- inanimate
- inert
- infertile
- inhospitable
- inoperable
- inoperative
- insensate
- insensible
- insensitive
- insipid
- interrupted
- inveterate
- jaded
- kaput
- kaputt
- killer
- knackered
- lapsed
- largely
- late
- latent
- lessened
- lethal
- lethargic
- lifeless
- lifelessness
- limp
- liquidated
- loggy
- logy
- lost
- low
- macabre
- main
- mainly
- missing
- more or less
- moribund
- mortal
- mortality
- mortuary
- mostly
- murderous
- nipped
- no more
- nonexistent
- nonextant
- nonfunctional
- nonfunctioning
- nonliving
- not existing
- nothingness
- numb
- numbed
- obsolete
- obtunded
- off
- offed
- on the shelf
- out
- out of commission
- out-and-out
- outright
- overall
- overfatigued
- overtaxed
- overthrown
- overworked
- parched
- passed away
- perfect
- perfectly
- perished
- perpetual
- pestilent
- phantom
- plain
- played out
- plumb
- plump
- pooped
- poor
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- principally
- profound
- prostrate
- pure
- pushing up daisies
- quiescent
- quite
- rainless
- rank
- real
- reduced
- regular
- reposing
- resting in peace
- right
- ruined
- run-down
- sapped
- savorless
- sear
- senseless
- sere
- sheer
- simple
- sleep
- sleepy
- slow
- sluggish
- soundly
- spectral
- spent
- spiritless
- stark
- stiff
- still
- stillborn
- stone
- stone-cold
- straight
- straight-out
- straightly
- straightway
- stupefied
- substantially
- sunbaked
- sunk
- superlative
- supreme
- surpassing
- suspended
- tapped out
- tasteless
- terminated
- terrible
- terrific
- thin
- thirsty
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- thoroughly
- through and through
- tired
- to bits
- to pieces
- to the hilt
- to the max
- torpid
- total
- totally
- unadulterated
- unalive
- unalloyed
- unanimated
- unconditional
- unconscious
- uncultivable
- undeviatingly
- undying
- unfeeling
- unfertile
- unflavored
- uninteresting
- unmitigated
- unoccupied
- unproductive
- unqualified
- unqualifiedly
- unremitting
- unresponsive
- unrestricted
- unsavory
- untillable
- unusable
- unused
- unworkable
- used up
- useless
- utter
- utterly
- vacant
- vanished
- vapid
- veritable
- very
- washed-out
- waste
- waterless
- watery
- weak
- weakened
- wearied
- weary
- well
- wholly
- wide
- wiped out
- wooden
- worn
- worn to a frazzle
- worn-out