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Synonyms for generously
Synonyms for generously: liberally, bountifully, charitably, handsomely, lavishly and plentifully. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 6 synonyms for generously
Interchangeable with generously in this sense
Audited under generously's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one generously carries in that sense.
- liberallyadverb, in the sense "in a plentiful or unstinting way"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name generously as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- bountifullybountifully is an adverb in the sense "in a generous, plentiful manner"
- charitablycharitably is an adverb in the sense "in a way that gives freely to those in need"
- handsomelyhandsomely is an adverb in the sense "in a manner involving a generous sum of money"
- lavishlylavishly is an adverb in the sense "in a very generous or extravagant manner"
- plentifullyplentifully is an adverb in the sense "in a large or abundant quantity"
one of these comes from generously's own entry in the bank, and five were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
in a plentiful or unstinting way
She ladled soup generously into each bowl.
The true synonym
liberally
Same sentence, swapped: She ladled soup liberally into each bowl.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- meagerly
- scantily
- hastily
Where generously turns up in the game
generously is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where generously is the trap
- sparinglyadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is lightly, in the sense "in a limited or restrained amount", and generously is one of the three tiles that lose.
- grudginglyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is reluctantly, in the sense "in a reluctant, unwilling manner, as if forced", so generously is there to be ruled out.
- graciouslyadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is gracefully, in the sense "in a gracious or graceful manner", with generously sitting one tile away.
Play generously
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so generously reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from food and drink at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. generously carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.