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as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
an uncharitable attitude towards people who give in to alcohol or other temptations
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Recent Examples of uncharitable
An uncharitable soul could regard his output as elevated B-movies with ingenious elevator pitches, and this wouldn’t necessarily be wrong.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
An uncharitable explanation would be that the courts seem keen on derailing one of Biden’s signature promises in advance of the November election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Though that may sound uncharitable, the authors’ research shows that paying nominal fees can give beneficiaries a sense of ownership, boost their engagement, and empower them to demand results.
—Marco Bertini,
jean-Manuel Izaret,
richard Hutchinson, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
An uncharitable read may be that the show is simply trying to emulate the success of the 2023 Hulu series Moving.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for uncharitable 
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
An uncharitable explanation would be that the courts seem keen on derailing one of Biden’s signature promises in advance of the November election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Though that may sound uncharitable, the authors’ research shows that paying nominal fees can give beneficiaries a sense of ownership, boost their engagement, and empower them to demand results.
—Marco Bertini,
jean-Manuel Izaret,
richard Hutchinson, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
An uncharitable read may be that the show is simply trying to emulate the success of the 2023 Hulu series Moving.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for uncharitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharitable
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Ultimately, Souleymane Traore demonstrates how pursuing one’s goals with purpose and determination is never selfish.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a closed-door lunch the next day, senators said the president was being selfish.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bass has employed a more careful and conciliatory tone.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Leopold cautioned immigrants of any religious, national or ethnic background to be careful traveling.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The funniest movie ever made about the experience of being snubbed for an Oscar nomination, For Your Consideration found Christopher Guest and company moving away from their patented mockumentary format for this hilarious and merciless satire.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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But some part of her yearns to be merciless—to make all these women confess.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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But neither can anyone seriously accuse the United States of being ungenerous with its citizens’ lives and treasure or of having no ideals.—
Joshua Landis,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Jan. 2016
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This is the problem with the show: These women are just concocting reasons why the people on the other side suck, and it’s become the most uncharitable, the most ungenerous thing on Bravo.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
15 July 2024
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?—
Juweek Adolphe,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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In a perfect and parsimonious world, a single two-stage spacecraft would land on Mars, scoop up soil samples in situ, and transfer them to an ascent stage which would blast off into orbit.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
13 Jan. 2025
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Under Mike Ashley, the Premier League’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations — which permit losses of up to £105m over a rolling three-year period — were never an issue given his parsimonious nature.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
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While casual fans and explosive-offense junkies may tap out early (not for nothing did the Vegas books set the over/under at a miserly 44.5 points), the stakes are far too high to pass up on the inaugural semifinal of the 12-team College Football Playoff era.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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The wage increase of $8.25 a month seems a miserly addition.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune Asia,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Uncharitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharitable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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