Unselfishness Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Unselfishness

generosity
Kindness or magnanimity:
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liberality
Willingness to give or share freely; generosity
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disinterestedness
The state or quality of being disinterested.
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charity
A welfare institution, organization, or fund
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openhandedness
The characteristic of being openhanded.
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philanthropy
The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.
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altruism
(Zoology) Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
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magnanimity
A magnanimous act.
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munificence
The quality of being munificent; generosity.
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benevolence
A kindly, charitable act or gift; beneficence
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beneficence
The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial.
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helpfulness
The quality of being helpful.
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self-denial
Taking action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.
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self-sacrifice
The giving up of one's own benefit, especially giving up one's life, for the good of others.
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devotion
The act of devoting or the state of being devoted:
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self-effacement
The practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one's own actions; modest, retiring behavior
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incorruptibility
The condition of being incorruptible; honesty
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largesse
Largesse is defined as money given with ease.
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big-heartedness
The quality or state of being generous
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bounteousness
The characteristic of being bounteous.
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bountifulness
The characteristic of being bountiful.
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freehandedness
The quality or state of being generous
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generousness
The quality of being generous; generosity
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great-heartedness
The quality or state of being generous
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large-heartedness
The quality of being largehearted.
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lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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magnanimousness
The quality of being magnanimous.
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unsparingness
The state of being unsparing.
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Antonyms for Unselfishness

greed
An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth:
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selfishness
The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others
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give
A tendency to be springy; resilience
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Unselfishness Sentence Examples

  • Even those who most bitterly attacked his measures admitted the purity and unselfishness of his motives.

  • He gained from the struggle a more catholic view of human happiness, at delight in the poetry of nature and the affections as well as the poetry of heroic unselfishness, a disposition to study more sympathetically the point of view of opponents, a more courteous style of polemic, a hatred of sectarianism, an ambition,, no less noble and disinterested, but moderated to practical' possibilities.

  • There was a general feeling that the advocates of the moral sense claimed too much for human nature and that they assumed a degree of unselfishness and a natural inclination towards virtue which by no means corresponded with the hard facts.

  • She was a confirmed invalid, and lived in the country, where Mill visited her regularly for twenty years, with the full consent of her husband, a man of limited mental powers, but of high character and unselfishness.

  • It upheld courage and enterprise in obedience to rule, it consecrated military prowess to the service of the Church, glorified the virtues of liberality, good faith, unselfishness and courtesy, and above all, courtesy to women.

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