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Altruistic : Synonyms and Antonyms
Altruistic
( Adjective )
The altruistic services rendered by Mother Teresa got her the Nobel Peace Prize.
Synonyms:
1. Benevolent
2. Charitable
3. Considerate
4. Generous
5. Humanitarian
6. Philanthropic
7. Self-sacrificing
8. Unselfish
Contextual Examples:
You should try to be more charitable to your neighbors.
It was generous of you to share your food with your friends.
Since he is old and sick, doctors say he should be released from prison on humanitarian grounds.
Her work with refugees involved considerable self-sacrificing.
Antonyms:
1. Egoistical
2. Egotistical
3. Greedy
4. Mean
5. Self-centered
6. Self-interested
7. Selfish
8. Self-seeking
Contextual Examples:
I had always thought him to be egotistical and attention-seeking.
The starving child looked at the cake with greedy eyes.
When you have children, you have to become less selfish.
The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.
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