Charitable, benevolent, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic, eleemosynary, altruistic are comparable when they mean having or showing interest in or being concerned with the welfare of others.
Category: Synonyms
Characterize vs Distinguish vs Mark vs Qualify
Characterize, distinguish, mark, qualify are comparable when they mean to be a peculiar or significant quality or feature of something.
Characteristic vs Trait vs Feature
Characteristic, trait, feature mean something that marks or sets apart a person or thing.
Characteristic vs Individual vs Peculiar vs Distinctive
Characteristic, individual, peculiar, distinctive are comparable when they mean indicating or revealing the special quality or qualities of a particular person or thing or of a particular group of persons or things.
Character vs Symbol vs Sign vs Mark
Character, symbol, sign, mark are comparable in the specific sense of an arbitrary or conventional device that is used in writing and in printing, but is neither a word nor a phrase nor a picture.
Channel vs Canal vs Conduit vs Duct vs Aqueduct
Channel, canal, conduit, duct, aqueduct all mean something through which a fluid (as water) is led or flows.
Changeable vs Changeful vs Variable vs Mutable vs Protean
Changeable, changeful, variable, mutable, protean are comparable when meaning having or showing a marked capacity for changes or a marked tendency to alter itself or be altered under slight provocation.
Change vs Mutation vs Permutation vs Vicissitude vs Alternation
Change, mutation, permutation, vicissitude, alternation are comparable especially in their concrete senses.
Change vs Alter vs Vary vs Modify
Change, alter, vary, modify (and their corresponding nouns change, alteration, variation, modification) are comparable when denoting to make or become different (or when denoting a difference effected).
Chance vs Accident vs Fortune vs Luck vs Hap vs Hazard
Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces.
Certify vs Attest vs Witness vs Vouch
Certify, attest, witness, vouch are comparable when they mean to testify to the truth or genuineness of something.
Certainty vs Certitude vs Assurance vs Conviction
Certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction are comparable when denoting a state of mind in which one is free from doubt.