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• adverb (Context 1)

In a kind, generous, or well-meaning manner; with goodwill and a desire to help others.

Usage Example

"The retired professor smiled kindly as the young students presented their first research findings."

Strongest
kindly
generously
charitably
Strong
compassionately
benignly
graciously
altruistically
magnanimously
humanely

Opposites of benevolently

The opposite of benevolently shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

malevolently
maliciously
cruelly
spitefully
unkindly
callously
selfishly
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Benevolently. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/benevolently
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