Vocabulary
Philanthropic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others; generous and benevolent.
Urdu meaning
ایثار پسند، انسان دوست، سخی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
-
Country leaders have to lead and put resources, including philanthropic resources, to their best use.
Dawn Editorials —
Spending $200 billion
— 2025-06-27
-
Imran Khan has long been massively popular among Pakistani expatriates in the US not only as a former cricket captain who won Pakistan the world championship, but also because of his philanthropic work.
Dawn Editorials —
Waiting for Trump`s call
— 2025-02-19
-
It is funded by government grants and philanthropic contributions another great example of a PPP in healthcare at scale.
Dawn Editorials —
PPPs for UHC
— 2024-09-20
-
CERTAIN philanthropic practices require a more scientific temperament than ours to flourish.
Dawn Editorials —
Donating organs
— 2024-09-20
-
Various other parties also made financial pledges on energy transition, agriculture and food security, water, urban planning, disaster risk reduction, the SDGs, regional collaboration, and philanthropic commitments.
Dawn Editorials —
New climate finances
— 2023-12-14
Synonyms
charitable, generous, benevolent, humanitarian, public-spirited, altruistic, socially concerned
Antonyms
selfish, miserly
Curator example
“they receive financial support from philanthropic bodies”
More vocabulary to explore
About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
Common questions
- Do I need to sign up to use this vocabulary page?
- No. Word pages are open to everyone. You can read meanings in English and Urdu, synonyms and antonyms, and example sentences without creating an account.
- Where do the example sentences come from?
- When available, example sentences are drawn from cached matches in our Dawn editorial corpus so you can see how a word is used in real newsroom-style prose.
- How is this different from a dictionary?
- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
