Synonyms of unselfish

unselfish

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
• bountiful
• unstinting
• compassionate
• unsparing
• bounteous
• open
• bighearted
• openhanded
• fulsome
• altruistic
• kind
• hospitable
• philanthropic
• humanitarian
• free
• freehanded
• extravagant
• freehearted
• lavish
• overgenerous
• sympathetic
• magnanimous
• philanthropical
• beneficent
• kindly
• profuse
• 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
• niggardly
• costive
• mean
• frugal
• spare
• sparing
• mingy
• chary
• avaricious
• stinting
• desirous
• closefisted
• acquisitive
• covetous
• mercenary
• avid
• rapacious
• hoggish
• envious
• grudging
• itchy
• resentful
• grasping
• begrudging
• stinting
• coveting

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unselfish

Noah and Joanne are unselfish people whose constitutional truthfulness robs the series of one of situation comedy’s main engines — the lie — for the better. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024

As Pierre, Glencoe audiences can enjoy the unselfish but formidable work of Evan Tyrone Martin in a role played on Broadway by Josh Groban. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024

This is the most unselfish act by any politician since Lyndon Johnson’s abrupt exit in 1968. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024

Updated July 21, 2024, 3:45 PM Miami Heat Isaiah Stevens ‘unselfish at the helm’ and thriving as Heat summer league team’s ‘floor general’ Updated July 20, 2024, 10:39 AM Miami Heat Heat makes Las Vegas Summer League final four. —Miami Herald, 25 July 2024