Antonyms for altruistical·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

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:4.7 / 3 votes

1. altruistic, selflessadjective

   showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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

   Synonyms:
   selfless

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1. alexithymia

   the opposite of the mindset of an individual is showing emotional traits an action loving compassion an giving of one's self to others needs

   the neighbors were altruistic in their actions towards the new couple in the community

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

2. narcissistic

   thinks only of others

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

How to use altruistic in a sentence?

1. Alisha Mavis:

   We have so many patients waiting, the other opportunity is we can do living donors. So we gladly accept altruistic living donors to where someone says I'd like to be worked up as a donor for someone I don't know and may never know, but I would be glad to donate.

2. Paul Hokemeyer:

   We are emotionally and physically healthier when we are meaningfully engaged with other people. This means engaged with others in compassionate and altruistic ways.

3. 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.

4. Gawain Kripke:

   There is someone, a shareholder or management or an owner, who is literally making profit out of this humanitarian, altruistic motive on the part of everybody else involved. The optics aren’t that great.

5. 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.

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