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altruistic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of altruistic

having or showing a concern for the welfare of others

Iʼm not being altruistic in giving you these books, since I was going to have to lug them with me if you hadnʼt come along

Synonyms of altruistic

beneficent, benevolent, charitable, do-good, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

Words Related to altruistic

selfless, self-sacrificing

bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, unselfish, unsparing

compassionate, humane, kind, kindhearted

Near Antonyms of altruistic

self-indulgent, self-seeking

cheap, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tight, tightfisted

hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling

Antonyms of altruistic

self-centered, self-concerned, selfish

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