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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 strike zone led to a pair of walks, and Yoan Moncada punched a single to double the early advantage against him.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Yet for wealthy donors, who now account for the majority of charitable giving, the Senate bill is decidedly uncharitable.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Suggesting that a white male president of a certain age hears a piece of bad news and drops dead in the Oval seemed uncharitable.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Politics is a dirty game where partisans are incentivized to be as uncharitable about the other side as possible.
—Sal Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Yet for wealthy donors, who now account for the majority of charitable giving, the Senate bill is decidedly uncharitable.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Suggesting that a white male president of a certain age hears a piece of bad news and drops dead in the Oval seemed uncharitable.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Politics is a dirty game where partisans are incentivized to be as uncharitable about the other side as possible.
—Sal Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharitable
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In contrast, his wife, Chandravati, is selfish as a daughter-in-law and disrespects Swasthani, leading to enormous misery for her.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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All because a librarian introduced me to a selfish, spoiled girl who desperately needed a place to belong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Others think Davie’s ruthless headcount reductions led to a brain drain, which in turn precipitated editorial errors that ultimately led to his resignation.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Typewriters, stationery, fine-art museums, the quintessential impressionist painter—these are all associated with taste, beauty, and craft, as well as with intentionality and care, the opposite of the ruthless technological efficiency that repels many from generative AI.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Orion is a tight space for four people to navigate, so the crew members have a careful choreography to maximize the data the astronauts can gather.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Through careful tuning of an extended Kalman filter and by taking advantage of bamboo’s natural vibration-damping properties, the system slashes control latency from 15–20 milliseconds down to just 8–10 milliseconds, enhancing responsiveness while keeping flight stable.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The end was swift and merciless.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the bracket carnage was swift and merciless.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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There’s an ungenerous and shallow way to look at this film as little more than a highlight reel of Hammer’s work, a paltry substitute for actually spending meaningful time with the work itself.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Stars and billionaires are calling out the super-rich for being ungenerous As the world mints hundreds of thousands of millionaires yearly and billionaire wealth soars to record highs, some leaders can’t stand to stay quiet.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Except every movie tends to get five buckets, while the rest of their time curdles into Tim sharing too much about his personal life as Gregg stares on, his stony, Buster Keaton-like face saying nothing and everything.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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That same stony resistance stymied Henry’s next attempt at commercial success, a parasol with a snap-on cover that could be changed to match a woman’s outfit.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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People were making so much money, being greedy, but a squall was coming, one that could morph into a Cat 5 hurricane any minute.—
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CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The financial rewards accrued from streaming and downloading have been parsimonious.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jerry Reinsdorf, who traditionally has been parsimonious with both the Bulls and the ChiSox, isn’t about to kick in another $116 million.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Uncharitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharitable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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