do-gooding
Busybody benevolence work
Do-gooding is the act of trying to help others or improve society, typically used with mild derision to suggest the efforts are naive, self-righteous, or ineffective: Her do-gooding annoyed the neighbors who preferred to be left alone.
The term implies good intentions without practical wisdom.
A do-gooder is someone who engages in such behavior.
Concerned with others' welfare
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- generosityReadiness to give freely
kindness · caring · helpful · sacrifice · virtuous · goodwill · unselfish · magnanimous
Unpaid willing participant
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- aidSupport given freely
relief · welfare · assistance · benefactor · sponsorship · foundation · endowment · grants
Impractically perfect in conception
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
zealous · hopeful · dreamer · crusader · quixotic · unrealistic · impractical · starry-eyed
Public expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
petition · grassroots · lobbying · reform · justice · equality · rights · cause
Superior and dismissive manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
paternalistic · judgmental · preachy · moralizing · virtue-signaling · overbearing · presumptuous · superior
selfless
Concerned with others' welfare
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
generosity · kindness · caring · helpful · sacrifice · virtuous · goodwill · unselfish · magnanimous · noble
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
aid · relief · welfare · assistance · benefactor · sponsorship · foundation · endowment · grants · philanthropy
utopian
Impractically perfect in conception
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- optimisticExpecting positive results
aspirational · zealous · hopeful · dreamer · crusader · quixotic · unrealistic · impractical · starry-eyed · bleeding-heart
protest
Public expression of disapproval
rally · petition · grassroots · lobbying · reform · justice · equality · rights · cause · crusade
condescending
Superior and dismissive manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
holier-than-thou · paternalistic · judgmental · preachy · moralizing · virtue-signaling · overbearing · presumptuous · superior · performative
do-goodingapathy
Absence of feeling
inaction · indifference · passivity · disengagement · looking the other way
do-goodingself-serving
Benefiting oneself primarily
selfishness · self-interest · egoism · greed · profiteering
do-goodingevildoing
Immoral harmful conduct
wrongdoing · maleficence · villainy · malevolence · troublemaking