Synonyms for unselfish
ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃun·selfish

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1. unselfishadjective

   Synonyms:
   selfless, generous, altruistic

   Antonyms:
   selfish

2. unselfishadjective

   Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.

   The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a note to the next charity he came across.

   Synonyms:
   altruistic, selfless, generous

   Antonyms:
   selfish

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1. unselfishadjective

   disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

   Antonyms:
   narcissistic, self-loving, ungenerous, selfish, egotistical, self-serving, self-seeking, egotistic, stingy

2. unselfishadjective

   not greedy

   Antonyms:
   narcissistic, self-serving, ungenerous, stingy, self-seeking, egotistical, selfish, self-loving, egotistic

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1. unselfishadjective

   Synonyms:
   disinterested, generous, liberal, magnanimous, high-minded

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1. unselfishadjective

   Synonyms:
   magnanimous, disinterested, altruistic, charitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "unselfish":

   selfless, disinterested, altruistic, generous

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1. Mike Conley:

   This is a very special group. It starts with our stars, Rudy (Gobert) and Don, two of the most unselfish stars you’re going to find in the league, and that kind of just trickles down to every player on our roster. We just sacrifice for each other.

2. Paul. F. Meekin:

   All the perplexities, confusion and distress in education these days arises, not from defects in the students,teachers or schools, not from want of equipment or technology, but from the downright ignorance of the nature of honor, virtue and kindness. Sound education... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection of childhood, on unselfish performance of teachers and on accountability and reliability.

3. Dwyane Wade:

   We're playing unselfish basketball, any given night, anybody can be more aggressive than other guys, depending on matchups, depending on the night.

4. Iris Murdoch:

   In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.

5. Joseph Conrad:

   The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement -- but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.