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altruism - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | altruism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unselfish concern |
| Synonyms: | benevolence, charity, kindness, magnanimity, philanthropy, humanitarianism, public spirit, selflessness, social conscience |
| Main Entry: | benevolence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charity |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, compassion, feeling, friendliness, friendship, generosity, gift, good will, goodness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindness, sympathy, comity |
| Antonyms: | animosity, ill will, malevolence, meanness, selfishness, spite, greediness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | generosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit of giving |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, bounty, charity, goodness, heart, hospitality, kindness, magnanimity, philanthropy, profusion, readiness, unselfishness, all heart, alms-giving, beneficence, bounteousness, charitableness, free giving, high-mindedness, largesse, liberality, munificence, nobleness, openhandedness |
| Antonyms: | greed, meanness, selfishness, stinginess |
| Main Entry: | good will/goodwill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindliness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, benevolence, brownie points*, charity, cordiality, favor, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good deed, helpfulness, rapport, sympathy, tolerance, comity, good side of, right side of |
| Antonyms: | meanness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | philanthropy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humanitarianism |
| Synonyms: | alms, altruism, assistance, benefaction, charity, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fund, generosity, helping hand, relief, alms-giving, beneficence, gifting, good works |
| Main Entry: | good will |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindliness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, benevolence, brownie points, charity, cordiality, favor, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good deed, goodwill, helpfulness, kindness, rapport, sympathy, tolerance, comity |
| Main Entry: | unselfishness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | generosity |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, charity, helpfulness, magnanimity, philanthropy, beneficence, munificence, openhandedness |
| Antonyms: | avarice, cupidity, greed, selfishness |
| Main Entry: | kindness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compassion, generosity |
| Synonyms: | affection, altruism, benevolence, charity, clemency, consideration, cordiality, courtesy, decency, delicacy, fellow feeling, forbearance, gentleness, good will, goodness, grace, heart, helpfulness, hospitality, humanity, indulgence, magnanimity, mildness, patience, philanthropy, solicitude, sweetness, sympathy, tact, tenderness, thoughtfulness, tolerance, understanding, unselfishness, amiability, beneficence, good intention, graciousness, kindliness, serviceability, solicitousness |
| Antonyms: | cruelty, harshness, meanness |
| Main Entry: | tolerance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open-mindedness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, leniency, license, magnanimity, mercy, patience, permission, sensitivity, sympathy, understanding, broad-mindedness, lenience, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, mercifulness, permissiveness, sufferance, toleration |
| Antonyms: | bias, disapproval, intolerance, prejudice, narrow-mindedness |
| Main Entry: | tolerance |
| Part of Speech: | noun1 |
| Definition: | open-mindedness |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, altruism, benevolence, charity, clemency, compassion, endurance, good will, grace, humanity, kindness, leniency, mercy, patience, sensitivity, sympathy, understanding, charitableness, generousness, lenity, toleration |
| Antonyms: | bias, bigotry, disapproval, intolerance, prejudice |
| Main Entry: | charity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindness, compassion |
| Synonyms: | affection, agape, altruism, amity, attachment, benevolence, bounty, clemency, fellow feeling, generosity, goodness, goodwill, grace, humanity, indulgence, love, magnanimity, mercy, benignity, bountifulness, caritas, humaneness, kindliness, lenity, tenderheartedness |
| Antonyms: | malevolence, uncharitableness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | humanity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benevolence |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, charity, compassion, empathy, feeling, friendship, generosity, goodness, goodwill, heart, kindheartedness, kindness, mercy, sympathy, brotherly love |
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