Charitable and Tightfisted

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Charitable adjective - Having or showing a concern for the welfare of others.

Usage example: a charitable couple who have donated a sizable chunk of their fortune to the local university

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Tightfisted is an antonym for charitable.

Tightfisted adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses

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Charitable is an antonym for tightfisted.

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Tightfisted and Charitable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/charitable/tightfisted

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