donating

ADJECTIVE

philanthropic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altruistic humanitarian patriotic

WEAK

beneficent benevolent benignant big-hearted bountiful contributing eleemosynary generous good gracious helpful humane kind kindhearted liberal magnanimous munificent openhanded public-spirited

Antonyms

WEAK

misanthropic miserly stingy uncharitable

NOUN

giving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offering

STRONG

allowing awarding bequeathing ceding conferring contributing conveying dispensing distributing endowing expending furnishing granting imparting permitting presenting remitting supplying transferring yielding

WEAK

doling out handing out passing out

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriating getting taking

Example Sentences

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I enjoy the excuse to treat myself, but donating blood has some other personal benefits too.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

She joined the board in 2020 after Musk had stopped donating money to the nonprofit as the center of the legal dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

And they were known for donating outfits and styling to members of L.A.’s transgender community.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Stefan Pildes promoted SantaCon as an event grounded in charitable giving, but instead of donating the millions of dollars he raised, he ran his own con game," US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He said that he was donating art orchid plant as the fifth gift.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

donating

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