unselfish

[uhn-sel-fish] / ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

kind, giving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generous noble self-effacing selfless

WEAK

altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous open-handed self-forgetting self-sacrificing

Antonyms

WEAK

greedy selfish uncharitable

Example Sentences

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But New York’s once-forlorn NBA team plays an admirable, unselfish game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Intimate Audrey” occasionally strays close to elevating its subject to sainthood, mostly in material regarding her unselfish work for Unicef in Somalia and Ethiopia, which Mr. Ferrer believes broke both her heart and her health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He has a bit of everything to his game and is unselfish.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

From unwavering confidence to an unselfish drive to coach and inspire others, BBC Sport analyses what has made Pimblett so successful.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“Mark Alpert is a wonderfully unselfish man,” Leigh MacAllister, a colleague of his at the University of Texas, told me.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

unselfish

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