BIGHEARTEDLY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

bigheartedly

adverb

as in kindheartedly

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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

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To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of benevolently

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The two of us advise some of the most philanthropically motivated people in tech.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of philanthropically

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For meat to be considered halal and suitable for consumption by Muslims, animals must be healthy and treated humanely before slaughter.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Philadelphia Zoo The zoo said Makini was humanely euthanized after months of arthritis significantly affected his joints, along with recent significant signs of weakness and difficulty navigating.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanely

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