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magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs] / mægˈnæn ə məs /
ADJECTIVE
giving and kind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
altruistic charitable considerate forgiving selfless unselfish unstinting
WEAK
Santa Claus all heart beneficent benevolent big bighearted bountiful free generous great greathearted handsome has heart in right place high-minded kindly knightly liberal lofty loose munificent noble openhanded soft soft-touch ungrudging
Antonyms
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mean selfish uncharitable
WEAK
petty stingy suspicious

Example Sentences

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Napoleon could not have expected such magnanimous treatment from the British.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The ugliness of the comment prompted Rick Wilson—former Republican strategist, he of the magnanimous Lincoln Project—to step forward.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Is there a world in which the BBC asks the Prime Minister to intervene and Starmer calls Trump and asks President Trump to be magnanimous?

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

When she returned for Season 3, she was slightly more magnanimous and less flighty, trying her best to achieve harmony with the rest of the cast.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

He made a magnanimous wave of compliance and settled back into his chair, folding his arms in front of him, confident in his safety.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss