BIGHEARTED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

bighearted

adjective

ˈbig-ˈhär-təd

Definition of bighearted

as in generous

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation a bighearted guy who can't seem to ever say "no"

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Recent Examples of bighearted So began a campaign that fused blunt political messaging with bighearted moving images—a sensibility not unlike that of Nair’s films. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Shunichi, the bighearted patriarch, passed away a few years later. — Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 But people who knew him then recall a boisterous, bighearted student at the center of Yale’s social life. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

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Adjective

But the attendance announced by USC — 51,144 — admittedly felt generous.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The upcoming docuseries showcases a raw record of his life from the generous, vulnerable and wisecracking side of Perry to new details about his offscreen battles with drugs and alcohol, according to the logline.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of generous

Adjective

Few people are as involved in as many different charitable endeavors as Andrea Massey-Farrell.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The funding marks the first substantial philanthropic pledge toward the mayor’s plan, which city leaders hope to pay for by using a combination of tax dollars and charitable contributions.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of charitable

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