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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for generous

Adjective

1. generous (vs. stingy), benevolent, freehearted, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded, lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, 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, kind, 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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