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Definitions

open-handed

ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big eager willing
STRONG
lavish liberal prodigal
WEAK
big-hearted bounteous bountiful charitable handsome hospitable munificent unstinging
Antonyms
STRONG
parsimonious penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-fisted ungenerous
WEAK
mean
ADJECTIVE
generous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable benevolent big charitable considerate fair good helpful honest hospitable lavish reasonable thoughtful tolerant unselfish willing
WEAK
altruistic beneficent bounteous bountiful easy equitable excellent free greathearted high-minded honorable just kind kindhearted kindly liberal lofty loose magnanimous moderate munificent noble philanthropic prodigal profuse soft-touch ungrudging unsparing unstinting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased disagreeable greedy inattentive inconsiderate malevolent mean prejudiced selfish small stupid thoughtless uncharitable unkind unmindful unreasonable
WEAK
depleted miserly stingy wanting
ADJECTIVE
large-hearted
Synonyms
WEAK
acceptable altruistic beneficent benevolent big big-hearted bounteous bountiful charitable considerate easy equitable excellent fair free good great-hearted helpful high-minded honest honorable hospitable just kind kindhearted kindly lavish liberal lofty loose magnanimous moderate munificent noble philanthropic prodigal profuse reasonable soft-touch thoughtful tolerant ungrudging unselfish unsparing unstinting willing
ADJECTIVE
self-denying
Synonyms
WEAK
altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted generous helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous noble self-effacing self-forgetful self-forgetting self-sacrificing unselfish
ADJECTIVE
self-forgetful
Synonyms
WEAK
altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted generous helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous noble self-denying self-effacing self-forgetting self-sacrificing unselfish
ADJECTIVE
self-forgetting
Synonyms
WEAK
altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted generous helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous noble self-denying self-effacing self-forgetful unselfish
ADJECTIVE
selfless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
altruistic charitable generous humanitarian loving magnanimous noble self-effacing
WEAK
benevolent chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted helpful incorruptible indulgent liberal self-denying self-forgetful self-forgetting self-sacrificing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mean selfish stingy
ADJECTIVE
unselfish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
generous noble self-effacing selfless
WEAK
altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous self-forgetting self-sacrificing
Antonyms
WEAK
greedy selfish uncharitable
ADJECTIVE
unstinting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
magnanimous philanthropic unselfish unsparing
WEAK
altruistic beneficent benevolent big bounteous bountiful charitable considerate easy equitable excellent fair free freehanded good greathearted handsome helpful high-minded honest honorable hospitable just kind kindhearted kindly lavish liberal lofty loose moderate munificent noble openhanded prodigal profuse reasonable soft-touch thoughtful tolerant ungrudging willing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stingy uncharitable

Example Sentences

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The 20-year-old Diaz threw Lawler off his game in the opening minutes with an open-handed strike that came to be known as the Stockton Slap after Nate emulated it later.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Its subtle, calming smell of English rose, Champagne, and peony manages to hint at spring, without giving an open-handed slap to my sinuses.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2019

There’s “the OK” – slightly effete, open-handed, with the thumb and forefinger pinched together and the wrist cocked and loose.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2017

The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2013

I would be valiant, open-handed, frank, and pure of heart, courteous — the soul of chivalry.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz