Benevolent and Stony

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Benevolent adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

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Stony is an antonym for benevolent.

Nearby Word: benevolence

Stony adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence

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Benevolent is an antonym for stony.

Nearby Words: stone, stonily

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Benevolent & Stony. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/benevolent/stony>.

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