samaritan

adjective

Definition of samaritannext
as in compassionate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for samaritan
  1. compassionate
  2. sympathetic
  3. kind
  4. kindly
  5. good-hearted
  6. altruistic
  7. magnanimous
  8. benevolent
Adjective
  • Antwon was known for his sense of humor and kind heart, always lifting others up, while Mariana was an incredible soul—compassionate, driven, and full of dreams for her future.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • He is known for his extraordinary and compassionate delivery of patient care and his volunteerism.
    The Hill, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of compassionate
Adjective
  • Some were sympathetic to WBD’s argument that art should be separated from politics.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • TikTok clearly hopes that the next administration will be more sympathetic to its plight than the incumbent administration.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • Earlier this month the singer was spotted cheering on her beau with her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, and was praised for her kind interaction with fans.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of kind
Adjective
  • In his fourth feature, director Hsiao Ya-Chuan follows the unsentimental education of a motherless 11-year-old boy, Liao Jie (Bai Run-yin), raised in poverty by his kindly father, Liao Tai-lai (Liu Kuan-Ting), a waiter at a busy banqueting hall.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In 2016 in California, Hindu-nationalist groups claimed that sixth-grade textbooks were biased against Hindus and demanded they be revised to give a kindlier depiction of the caste system, and to downplay the role of patriarchy in India.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of kindly
Adjective
  • But most Trump supporters, even low-information, cultish, conspiracy-seeking voters who distrust science or minimize his lies, hate, corruption and chaos, are generally good-hearted people.
    Mike Mcgrew, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of good-hearted
Adjective
  • Scholars have long studied and questioned why humans evolved to be altruistic.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But at least their narcissism can be advantageous to others and society, particularly when it is also expressed in terms of altruistic or prosocial motives.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of altruistic
Adjective
  • Paula was such a magnanimous and spectacular personality, and so warm and kind.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The big brother was magnanimous, always including Jim in games with his friends.
    Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Definition of magnanimous
Adjective
  • Ensure that organizational leadership has a deep understanding of sexism—both hostile and benevolent—and genderwashing.
    Susan Madsen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Online course listings enable faculty, students, and administrators to see which classes fill up the fastest and, by implication, which professors are perceived as benevolent and easygoing.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of benevolent
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