Synonyms of unselfish

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adjective

ˌən-ˈsel-fish 

as in generous

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generous
• charitable
• benevolent
• liberal
• munificent
• handsome
• unstinting
• bountiful
• unsparing
• compassionate
• bounteous
• open
• bighearted
• openhanded
• fulsome
• altruistic
• kind
• hospitable
• philanthropic
• free
• humanitarian
• freehanded
• extravagant
• freehearted
• lavish
• magnanimous
• sympathetic
• beneficent
• kindly
• profuse
• overgenerous
• big
• openhearted
• good-hearted
• largehearted
• greathearted
• samaritan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfish
• ungenerous
• stingy
• small
• parsimonious
• uncharitable
• miserly
• cheap
• penurious
• petty
• close
• tight
• tightfisted
• illiberal
• thrifty
• costive
• mean
• frugal
• spare
• sparing
• mingy
• chary
• avaricious
• stinting
• desirous
• closefisted
• acquisitive
• covetous
• mercenary
• avid
• rapacious
• envious
• grudging
• itchy
• resentful
• grasping
• begrudging
• hoggish
• stinting
• coveting

unselfishness

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noun

as in generosity

the quality or state of being generous

her natural unselfishness sometimes attracts those who would take advantage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generosity
• philanthropy
• kindness
• liberality
• munificence
• selflessness
• generousness
• bountifulness
• largesse
• bounty
• gift
• openheartedness
• openhandedness
• beneficence
• kindliness
• bigheartedness
• tribute
• charity
• wastefulness
• extravagance
• lavishness
• prodigality
• gratuity
• improvidence
• spendthrift
• squandering
• dissipating
• lagniappe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfishness
• meanness
• cheapness
• economy
• closeness
• tightness
• thrift
• parsimony
• stinginess
• miserliness
• frugality
• pinching
• providence
• conservation
• saving
• husbandry
• economizing
• conserving
• penuriousness
• ungenerosity
• managing
• skimping
• scrimping
• husbanding
• scraping
• cutting back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unselfish

Adjective

But the actual healer of sorrow and wrong will always be divine Love, understood and expressed through our unselfish desire to help others. — Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

However, the unselfish captain has led MLS in assists so far, which may still bode well for South Korea. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026

Noun

His unselfishness and understanding of how to fit his skill set around Nikola Jokic’s brilliance remain unmatched. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 June 2026

In a small act of unselfishness, Celebrini then passed the puck to Collin Graf, only to have the Sharks winger send it right back to the still-teenaged wunderkind, who quickly fired the puck into the open net with a defender bearing down on him for his second goal of the game. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026