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synonyms for big-hearted

  • altruistic
  • benevolent
  • compassionate
  • generous
  • giving
  • gracious
  • noble
See also synonyms for: bigheartedly / bigheartedness
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to big-hearted, such as: altruistic, benevolent, compassionate, generous, giving, and gracious.
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How to use big-hearted in a sentence

He was a big-bodied, big-hearted, ruddy-faced, farmerlike man of fifty or so; and the service was proud of him.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW
That big-hearted woman has so many protgs that one more or less scarcely interests me.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMOND
He was one of those big-hearted, violent fellows who went into it loaded with enthusiasm.
THE NERVE OF FOLEYFRANK H. SPEARMAN
I never before appreciated as I do to-day the latent capacity for big-hearted endurance that is in the heart of every man.
CARRY ONCONINGSBY DAWSON
And the big-hearted kindness of him, thrashing the runaway into sense.
KENNYLEONA DALRYMPLE
He had never forgiven himself for denying her; but she, the noble, the big-hearted, the majestic one!
WALTER PIETERSEMULTATULI
I think it would be more respectful, sir, to refer you to the prophets, for I find them generous and big-hearted creatures.
FIGURES OF EARTHJAMES BRANCH CABELL
It was a great vision of a fine woman, big-hearted and strong, too good for such a cad as I. No, don't interrupt!
A TOP-FLOOR IDYLGEORGE VAN SCHAICK
Dyke, himself, was a big-hearted, jovial man who spread an atmosphere of good-humour wherever he went.
THE OCTOPUSFRANK NORRIS
If this big-hearted, simple-minded countryman had come to New York to buck the stock market, it was time to sound a warning.
CAP'N WARREN'S WARDSJOSEPH C. LINCOLN
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BIG-HEARTED

  • Robin Hood
  • all heart
  • benevolent
  • big
  • big-hearted
  • bleeding heart
  • charitable
  • considerate
  • generous
  • good
  • good scout
  • human
  • humane
  • humanitarian
  • kind
  • magnanimous
  • openhanded
  • philanthropic
  • self-sacrificing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.