self-sacrificing
Puts others first
Self-sacrificing describes someone who gives up their own interests, comfort, or well-being for the benefit of others.
The term usually carries admiration: a self-sacrificing mother who worked three jobs.
But it can suggest excessive martyrdom or an unhealthy disregard for one's own needs: His self-sacrificing tendencies left him exhausted and resentful.
Concerned with others' welfare
- unselfishPrioritizing others over oneself
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
- philanthropicDevoted to human welfare
charitable · compassionate · generous · giving · humanitarian · public-spirited · considerate · big-hearted
Courageously determined
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- nobleTitled or virtuous
fearless · intrepid · dauntless · bold · selfless · lionhearted · stouthearted · undaunted
Wholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- loyalFirm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
constant · unwavering · wholehearted · dutiful · loving · attentive · supportive · nurturing
Having high moral standards
- righteousMorally good, justified
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
moral · high-minded · noble · decent · worthy · admirable · exemplary · irreproachable
Victim for beliefs
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- immolatedBurned as sacrifice
- crucifiedKilled by cross-hanging
tormented · long-suffering · uncomplaining · stoic · patient · forbearing · resigned · enduring
selfless
Concerned with others' welfare
- unselfishPrioritizing others over oneself
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
philanthropic · charitable · compassionate · generous · giving · humanitarian · public-spirited · considerate · big-hearted · open-handed
valiant
Courageously determined
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
noble · fearless · intrepid · dauntless · bold · selfless · lionhearted · stouthearted · undaunted · resolute
dedicated
Wholly committed to something
steadfast · constant · unwavering · wholehearted · dutiful · loving · attentive · supportive · nurturing · protective
honorable
Having high moral standards
- righteousMorally good, justified
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
principled · moral · high-minded · noble · decent · worthy · admirable · exemplary · irreproachable · blameless
martyr
Victim for beliefs
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- immolatedBurned as sacrifice
crucified · tormented · long-suffering · uncomplaining · stoic · patient · forbearing · resigned · enduring · burdened
austere
Severely simple and unadorned
monastic · celibate · fasting · penitent · mortified · abstemious · temperate · hermitic · mendicant · hair-shirt
self-sacrificingselfish
Concerned only with oneself
self-serving · self-centered · egoistic · self-absorbed · self-interested
self-sacrificingexploitative
Unfairly using others' vulnerabilities
callous · uncharitable · ungenerous · inconsiderate · cold-hearted
self-sacrificinggreedy
Excessively wanting more
grasping · acquisitive · exploitative · taking · mercenary
self, sacrifice, sacrificed, sacrifices, self-denying, sacrificial, self-sacrifice, sacrificially, self-immolation