Synonyms & related words for benevolent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of benevolent — including beneficent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic, kindly, sympathetic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to benevolent

Explore words related to benevolent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include benevolently, openhearted, benevolence, beneficently, goodheartedness, benefic, kindhearted, munificent. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for benevolent

Common synonyms for benevolent include beneficent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic, kindly, sympathetic, benignant, largehearted — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does benevolent come from?

The word benevolent breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: bene-, from Latin bene (“well, good”); and -vol, from Latin volo (“wish, will”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.