Antonyms of adj misanthropical

2 senses of misanthropical

Sense 1
cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical -- (believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others)

INDIRECT (VIA distrustful) -> trustful, trusting -- (inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall)

Sense 2
misanthropic, misanthropical -- (hating mankind in general)

INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured -- (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play")

Similarity of adj misanthropical

2 senses of misanthropical

Sense 1
cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical -- (believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others)
       => distrustful (vs. trustful) -- (having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson)

Sense 2
misanthropic, misanthropical -- (hating mankind in general)
       => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) -- (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

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