do-good
do–good
adj \ˈdü-ˌgu̇d\Definition of DO-GOOD
: designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live
— do–good·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun
First Known Use of DO-GOOD
1952
Related to DO-GOOD
Synonyms: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, do-good, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
Related Words: selfless, self-sacrificing; bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, unselfish, unsparing; compassionate, humane, kind, kindhearted; social-minded
Near Antonyms: self-indulgent, self-seeking; cheap, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tight, tightfisted; hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling; self-obsessed
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