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Synonyms & Antonyms of altruism
feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness
- charitable acts motivated purely by altruism
- In one final act of altruism, she donated almost all of her money to the hospital.
Synonyms and Near Synonyms for altruism
Antonyms and Near Antonyms for altruism
- atrocity,
- barbarity,
- brutality,
- cruelty,
- incivility,
- sadism,
- savageness,
- savagery,
- truculence,
- viciousness,
- violence,
- wantonness
- cattiness,
- ill will,
- malevolence,
- malice,
- maliciousness,
- malignancy,
- malignity,
- meanness,
- nastiness,
- spite,
- spitefulness,
- spleen
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The first known use of altruism was in 1853
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