magnanimous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for magnanimous
Synonyms
big, chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lofty, lordly, natural, noble, sublime
Antonyms
base, debased, degenerate, degraded, ignoble, low
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The donors were generally cheerful, embracing the opportunity to feel magnanimous while being relieved, by strangers, of a burdensome chore. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, "The Loop," 19 Aug. 2019 Remarks—thanking the Society’s magnanimous board members and evening’s chairs—were brief and dinner had not yet been served before partygoers got the party started. — Vogue, "Inside the Preservation Society of Newport’s Annual Gala—Where Multiple Generations Partied Into the Night," 16 Aug. 2019 According to Williamson, the government ought to act as a magnanimous provider. — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, "Marianne Williamson Offers Priestly Wisdom for a Nation Adrift — Seriously," 12 Aug. 2019 Teresa was known for her smile, which reflected her magnanimous spirit. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Teresa Lupinek, executive assistant to the president of UMBC, was also a talented artist," 11 Aug. 2019 Be magnanimous when family members express their desires and want to have their way. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for July 21, 2019: Happy birthday Diane Guerrero; Scorpio, now is the time to expand your horizons," 21 July 2019 On Chinese social media, a heady narrative, fuelled by nationalism, has emerged of the Communist Party as a magnanimous matriarch beset by circumstances to give up her child and Hong Kong as its pampered ingrate. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Backs Down, but the Protests Continue," 17 June 2019 Gareth Southgate, the English team’s mild-mannered, magnanimous manager, has no such problem. — Sean Williams, The New Republic, "England’s World Cup Team: the Anti-Brexit," 10 July 2018 Someone that big and athletic, that skilled and intelligent, that magnanimous on the basketball court was unheard of. — Dan Grunfeld, SI.com, "LeBron James's Only Underrated Attribute: His Character," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'magnanimous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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