I detest Ayn Rand. She rejected altruism, but in her last years, she was on social security and medicare. What a colossal idiot!
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Altruism
/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/
Synonyms for "altruism" (73 found)
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Noun(2 words)
agapebeneficencebenevolencebenevolent dispositionbenevolentnessbenthamismbigheartednessbomfogbrotherly lovecaritascharitablenesscharity
Adjective(1 words)
charitable work
Strong matches (22)
christian charitychristian lovecommitmentconsecrationdedicationdevotiondisinterestdisinterestednessdo-goodismflower powergenerositygivinggoodwillgracegreatheartednesshumanenesshumanitarianismhumanityhumility
Noun(3 words)
Related words (36)
Noun(9 words)
manfulnessmoral idealphilanthropyprosocial motivepublic spiritpublic spiritedromanian compasiunesacrificingunselfishness
Adjective(1 words)
public-spirited service
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6 entriesacts of altruismacts of generosityaltruism in actioncharitable actsprosocial behaviorselfless acts
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12 total sentences available.
Some have characterized altruism as selfishness on behalf of others.
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I admire Tom's altruism.
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Where does selflessness end and pathological altruism begin?
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