Antonyms of adj selfish

1 sense of selfish

Sense 1
selfish (vs. unselfish) -- (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman)

unselfish (vs. selfish) -- (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)
        => public-spirited -- (showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen")
        => self-denying, self-giving, self-sacrificing -- (willing to deprive yourself)
        => self-forgetful -- (showing lack of self-interest)
        => sharing -- (unselfishly willing to share with others; "a warm and sharing friend")

Similarity of adj selfish

1 sense of selfish

Sense 1
selfish (vs. unselfish) -- (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman)
       => egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving -- (characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance)
       => self-serving, self-seeking -- (interested only in yourself)
          Also See-> egoistic#1, egoistical#1, egocentric#1, self-centered#1, self-centred#1; inconsiderate#1; stingy#1, ungenerous#2

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