Synonyms of generous

Adjective


1. generous (vs. stingy), benevolent, freehearted, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded, lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting, unselfish, charitable, generous, unselfish

usage: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

2. generous (vs. ungenerous), big, large, magnanimous, ungrudging, generous

usage: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people"

3. generous, ample (vs. meager)

usage: more than adequate; "a generous portion"

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Definition and meaning of generous (Dictionary)