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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