Altruism Synonyms and Antonyms

ăltro͝o-ĭzəm
Kindly, charitable interest in others
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. benevolence
  2. beneficence
  3. benignancy
  4. benignity
  5. charitableness
  6. charity
  7. selflessness
  8. goodwill
  9. grace
  10. kindheartedness
  11. kindliness
  12. kindness
  13. philanthropy
  14. self-devotion
  15. self-forgetfulness
  16. generosity
  17. self-immolation
  18. self-renouncement
  19. self-subjection
  20. unacquisitiveness
  21. unpossessiveness
Antonyms:
  1. egoism

Words Related to Altruism

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Altruism Sentence Examples

  • They are capable of extreme brutality, but also show altruism.

  • Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

  • Altruism is second nature for this couple and they often spearhead community projects and charities.

  • The whole point of The Selfish Gene is to explain altruism.

  • The aim, both in public and private life, is to secure to the utmost possible extent the victory of the social feeling over self-love, or Altruism over Egoism.'

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