as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community
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Recent Examples of unselfish
As a basketball player, Earvin was much more unselfish.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Showing that unselfish manner, Waishwell created some of the strongest scoring threats for the upset-minded Griffins in a 3-0 loss to O’Fallon in a Class 3A Bloomington Supersectional.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
But Ogren’s teammates understand the importance of an unselfish leader like her.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Bartelt’s steady leadership and unselfish approach to the game put him among the best.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Showing that unselfish manner, Waishwell created some of the strongest scoring threats for the upset-minded Griffins in a 3-0 loss to O’Fallon in a Class 3A Bloomington Supersectional.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
But Ogren’s teammates understand the importance of an unselfish leader like her.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Bartelt’s steady leadership and unselfish approach to the game put him among the best.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfish
Adjective
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The weekend changes to the bill were blasted by renewables trade groups, who had been pushing lawmakers for a more generous tax credit phaseout timeline for wind and solar projects.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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As much as people talk about the U.S. and other countries becoming ever more individualistic, generations of American kin are arguably growing closer on average, researchers told me, and becoming more generous with one another.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Buckingham, on her part, just wants to know the whereabouts of Rak and to go forward with other charitable efforts.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The charitable event, which launched in 2006 as an offshoot of the 24 Hour Plays project, has strict rules.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Unselfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfish. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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