Synonyms for altruistic
al·tru·is·tic

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1. altruisticadjective

   Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

   His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

   Synonyms:
   unselfish, selfless, humane, philanthropic, beneficent

   Antonyms:
   selfish, egoistic, misanthropic

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1. altruistic, selflessadjective

   showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

   Synonyms:
   selfless

   Antonyms:
   egoistical, self-involved, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred, self-absorbed, egoistic

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1. List of paraphrases for "altruistic":

   selfless, unselfish

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1. Ashkan Soltani:

   I don't think it's purely altruistic, it allows the company to get out of some of its obligations of moderating or eliminating problematic content.

2. Olivier Giroud:

   I don't feel frustrated. As long as the team wins, I'm happy. I try to open gaps, to play in the build-up. My game is also to play for my team mates, it's my altruistic side, i've given assists for three goals here, but for sure I'd like to score. But if we win without me scoring, I'll be happy with that too.

3. Melissa Jacobs:

   They just sort of gloss over things to make it seem as if everybody is this wonderful, altruistic person.

4. Ayn Rand:

   Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive.

5. Ken Meeks:

   First of all, it will probably help you, even if only from the therapy itself. And from an altruistic point of view, anything that moves the science forward will not only help you in the long run, but will help somebody else.