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Synonyms for unselfish
ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃun·selfish
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unselfishadjective
Synonyms:
selfless, generous, altruisticAntonyms:
selfishunselfishadjective
Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.
The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a note to the next charity he came across.
Synonyms:
altruistic, selfless, generousAntonyms:
selfish
Princeton's WordNet
unselfishadjective
disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
Antonyms:
narcissistic, self-loving, ungenerous, selfish, egotistical, self-serving, self-seeking, egotistic, stingyunselfishadjective
not greedy
Antonyms:
narcissistic, self-serving, ungenerous, stingy, self-seeking, egotistical, selfish, self-loving, egotistic
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unselfishadjective
Synonyms:
disinterested, generous, liberal, magnanimous, high-minded
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unselfishadjective
Synonyms:
magnanimous, disinterested, altruistic, charitable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#9248 | generous | |
#46144 | selfless | |
#47831 | disinterested | |
#53699 | altruistic | |
#57475 | unselfish |
How to use unselfish in a sentence?
I think Aliyah is so unselfish that she’s not very comfortable taking over basketball games, she doesn’t want to be seen by her teammates as selfish and chasing numbers.
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in education these days arises, not from defects in the students,teachers or schools, not from want of equipment or technology, but from the downright ignorance of the nature of honor, virtue and kindness. Sound education... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection of childhood, on unselfish performance of teachers and on accountability and reliability.
God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race - to enlarge our hearts; and to make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affection; to give our shoulds higher aims; to call out all our faculties to extended enterprise and exertion and to bring round our firesides bright faces, happy smiles, and loving, tender hearts. My soul blesses the great Father, every day, that he has gladdened the earth with little children
We're playing unselfish basketball, any given night, anybody can be more aggressive than other guys, depending on matchups, depending on the night.
This is a very special group. It starts with our stars, Rudy (Gobert) and Don, two of the most unselfish stars you’re going to find in the league, and that kind of just trickles down to every player on our roster. We just sacrifice for each other.
Translations for unselfish
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- desinteressatCatalan, Valencian
- nesobeckýCzech
- uneigennützig, selbstlosGerman
- desprendido, generoso, altruistaSpanish
- epäitsekäsFinnish
- généreux, généreuseFrench
- önzetlenHungarian
- altruistico, altruistaItalian
- 献身的, 利他的Japanese
- generosoque amora prosequiLatin
- onbaatzuchtig, onzelfzuchtigDutch
- bezinteresownyPolish
- generosoPortuguese
- бескорыстныйRussian
- osjälviskSwedish
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