SELF-FORGETFULNESS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

self-forgetfulness

noun

as in selflessness

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Noun

But hospitality ideologues like Guidara and Meyer never like to talk about what happens when that selflessness becomes self-destructive.

— Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
Mostly, however, smokejumpers described deep bonds of trust and friendship with their jumper brothers and sisters, and intense pride in their culture, which places a high value on selflessness and hard work.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of selflessness

Noun

His pressing and unselfishness off the ball helps their playing style.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The statutes of Life, Truth, and Love, all synonyms for God, are the laws of God at work throughout all of creation, enforcing unselfishness, integrity, and justice for all.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unselfishness

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New Yorkers put their generosity and sense of community on display, helping fuel a long and difficult climb not just to rebuild, but to reckon with what had happened.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
It has been accumulated over generations through millions of acts of service and generosity.

— Brian Peckrill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was established in 2002 to honor an individual in the television industry whose humanitarian efforts exemplify those of its namesake and his altruism.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The United States should not echo its 1970s policies around food power, during which officials boasted of altruism while attempting to exert political strength by alternatively deploying and withholding its grain supply.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of altruism

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