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
In a league full of isolation scorers and highlight chasers, Giannis’s unselfish brilliance is a breath of fresh air—or maybe a gust of Greek wind swirling through opposing defenses.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The Pacers were unselfish and celebrated their teammates’ success.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For years, coach Geno Auriemma has been urging Bueckers to be less concerned with distributing, less with being unselfish more concerned with taking over, hunting and taking and making her shot.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
In the final stages, Gibbs-White’s unselfish attitude was underlined by Forest’s fourth goal.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The Pacers were unselfish and celebrated their teammates’ success.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For years, coach Geno Auriemma has been urging Bueckers to be less concerned with distributing, less with being unselfish more concerned with taking over, hunting and taking and making her shot.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
In the final stages, Gibbs-White’s unselfish attitude was underlined by Forest’s fourth goal.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfish
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At work, that can be an effective way to share success stories and build a reputation as someone who is not only funny, but generous in sharing what worked.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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Plus, a charitable component will allow the good work of Pride LIVE!—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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“Unselfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfish. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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