'altruistic' definitions:
Definition of 'altruistic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: altruistic, selfless] [ant: egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred]
Synonyms of 'altruistic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almsgiving,
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- bighearted,
- bounteous,
- bountiful,
- charitable,
- committed,
- consecrated,
- considerate,
- dedicated,
- devoted,
- disinterested,
- eleemosynary,
- freehearted,
- generous,
- good,
- greathearted,
- humane,
- humanitarian,
- humble,
- kind,
- largehearted,
- liberal,
- magnanimous,
- modest,
- noble-minded,
- open-handed,
- philanthropic,
- sacrificing,
- self-abasing,
- self-abnegating,
- self-abnegatory,
- self-denying,
- self-devoted,
- self-effacing,
- self-forgetful,
- self-immolating,
- self-neglectful,
- self-neglecting,
- self-renouncing,
- self-sacrificing,
- self-unconscious,
- selfless,
- unacquisitive,
- unpossessive,
- unpretentious,
- unselfish,
- unsparing of self,
- welfare,
- welfare statist,
- welfarist