Synonyms of selfless

selfless

adjective

as in generous

having or showing great concern for other people and little or no concern for yourself

a selfless act

selfless dedication to helping the most in need

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generous
• philanthropic
• compassionate
• charitable
• philanthropical
• thoughtful
• humane
• humanitarian
• unselfish
• noble
• gracious
• sweet
• altruistic
• liberal
• gentle
• mild
• considerate
• benevolent
• magnanimous
• merciful
• attentive
• kind
• warm
• good
• sympathetic
• munificent
• brotherly
• kindhearted
• beneficent
• kindly
• unsparing
• openhearted
• good-hearted
• friendly
• tender
• benignant
• solicitous
• warmhearted
• softhearted
• pleasant
• tenderhearted
• benign
• forgiving
• good-natured
• nice
• companionable
• freehanded
• patient
• understanding
• greathearted
• affable
• neighborly
• comradely
• genial
• cordial
• amicable
• lenient
• forbearing
• soft
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• pitying
• clement
• cruelty-free
• anticruelty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruthless
• pitiless
• merciless
• thoughtless
• insensitive
• uncaring
• unthinking
• inconsiderate
• tough
• severe
• stern
• harsh
• grim
• malignant
• unsentimental
• malicious
• spiteful
• malevolent
• mean
• hateful
• virulent
• malign
• ironhearted
• cruel
• nasty
• uncharitable
• heartless
• brutal
• callous
• stonyhearted
• vicious
• inhuman
• sadistic
• savage
• unkind
• unsympathetic
• unfeeling
• inhumane
• barbaric
• heavy-handed
• brute
• bestial
• barbarous
• brutish
• hard-boiled
• atrocious
• truculent
• fiendish
• insensate
• uncompassionate
• cold-blooded
• hard-hearted
• antihumanitarian
• unkindly
• wanton

Examples of selfless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This involves being selfless in both mindset and actions. —Len Jessup, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

In the comments, users commended the pilot for his selfless act. —Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024

Williams said Rios’ leadership has blossomed over the last year — in his second as a starter — leading with selfless play his teammates look up to. —Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024

While many have been moved by Biden’s selfless decision to pass the torch to a younger generation, Michaels doesn’t seem to be letting the choices of others influence his own plans for retirement. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2024