CRUELTY-FREE Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

cruelty-free

adjective

Definition of cruelty-free

as in charitable

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Recent Examples of cruelty-free According to Okoaskin, the formula is made for most skin types and is vegan and cruelty-free. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The owners, Nicolas Decloedt and Caroline Baerten, have a moral commitment to cruelty-free cooking. — Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 Pair your time in the pool with relaxing massages and facials, the former with organic oils scented with herbs and flowers from the island, and the latter with products from Rowse, the natural and cruelty-free cosmetics brand. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 The bar is plant-based and cruelty-free, and one is the equivalent of 16 12-ounce bottles of liquid body wash. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cruelty-free

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Adjective

Among Parton’s charitable efforts aimed at education was her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million books to children worldwide over the past 30 years.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Trump’s legislation also added a charitable deduction for filers who don’t itemize tax breaks, worth up to $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for married couples.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of charitable

Adjective

And Sanders is credited as an altruistic, creative genius by diners, influencers and the media.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
On a more altruistic front, Leighton also stands ready to end a gruesome pandemic in another world, turning up with vaccines and medications like a multidimensional DoorDash service.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of altruistic

Adjective

Stagg coach Mike Kealy named Woznik a captain during summer training, acknowledging his natural leadership and selfless play.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Nehemiah’s selfless leadership benefited his Jewish community in many ways.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of selfless

Adjective

Some billionaires have also pledged philanthropic contributions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
That would have been even a few more million bucks on top of what already looks more like a philanthropic civic act more than a savvy investment on Tullman’s impassioned part, but an enthusiastic punter can dream.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of philanthropic

Adjective

The war created one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters and killed more than 150,000 people.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Ireland has committed more than $754 million in humanitarian assistance, military training and other non-lethal support to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 while stopping short of providing lethal weapons.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of humanitarian

Adjective

Lewandowski's unselfish pass to a wide-open Haile-Selassie at the back post capped the scoring in the 88th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Apart from the group’s buy-in to doing the little things, its commitment to unselfish football keeps one of the most dynamic running games in the country from fracturing.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of unselfish

Adjective

There’s an irony in this prominent liberal writer’s lack of interest in actual politics—in any kind of collective solidarity that might extend beyond the county line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
The sports media rarely treats athletes who espouse liberal or progressive political views as problematic, even when those views are provocative, divisive, or factually incorrect.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of liberal

Adjective

The bones are impressive, with rare, double frontage onto two canals, and countless freschi, mosaics and other historic holdovers from its centuries as a noble home.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
But Dovzhenko goes a step further by making his characters look less like statues than like natural features, the wrinkles on their faces as noble as riverbeds.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of noble

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