Compassionate and Niggard

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

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Niggard is an antonym for compassionate.

Niggard adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: in Shakespeare's sonnet, the narrator begs his love to give him more praise “than niggard truth would willingly impart”

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Compassionate is an antonym for niggard in ungenerous topic.

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Niggard and Compassionate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassionate/niggard

Compassionate & Niggard. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassionate/niggard>.

Niggard or Compassionate. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassionate/niggard.

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