selflessly
For others' sake
Selflessly means without concern for oneself, prioritizing others' needs or welfare over one's own.
The adverb describes actions done with no expectation of personal gain or recognition: She selflessly donated a kidney to a stranger.
It carries connotations of nobility and sacrifice, though sometimes appears in contexts of mild praise for everyday generosity.
In a giving manner
- freelyWithout restriction or hindrance
- openhandedlyIn a generous manner
- unstintinglyWithout limit or reserve
- lavishlyWith excessive generosity
bountifully · liberally · magnanimously · graciously · wholeheartedly · ungrudgingly · openhearted · beneficently
Free from personal stakes
- prosocialBenefiting society or others
- public-spiritedConcerned with community welfare
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
benevolent · humanitarian · idealistic · principled · ethical · high-minded · virtuous · moral
In manner of offering
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abnegationRejection of oneself
- devotedlyWith steadfast commitment
heroically · valiantly · bravely · courageously · gallantly · nobly · forgoing · relinquishing
With shared feeling
- caringlyWith concern for another
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
- sympatheticallyWith shared feeling
- understandinglyWith sympathetic awareness
tenderly · warmly · gently · considerately · supportively · consolingly · comfortingly · mercifully
Without pride or arrogance
- modestlyIn humble manner
- unassuminglyWithout airs or pretension
- unpretentiouslyWithout false importance
- meeklyIn docile manner
quietly · unobtrusively · anonymously · inconspicuously · low-profile · understated · deferentially · behind-the-scenes
charitably
In a giving manner
- freelyWithout restriction or hindrance
- openhandedlyIn a generous manner
- unstintinglyWithout limit or reserve
lavishly · bountifully · liberally · magnanimously · graciously · wholeheartedly · ungrudgingly · openhearted · beneficently · munificently
disinterested
Free from personal stakes
- prosocialBenefiting society or others
- public-spiritedConcerned with community welfare
- nobleTitled or virtuous
magnanimous · benevolent · humanitarian · idealistic · principled · ethical · high-minded · virtuous · moral · conscientious
sacrificially
In manner of offering
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abnegationRejection of oneself
devotedly · heroically · valiantly · bravely · courageously · gallantly · nobly · forgoing · relinquishing · surrendering
empathetically
With shared feeling
- caringlyWith concern for another
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
- sympatheticallyWith shared feeling
understandingly · tenderly · warmly · gently · considerately · supportively · consolingly · comfortingly · mercifully · sensitively
humbly
Without pride or arrogance
- modestlyIn humble manner
- unassuminglyWithout airs or pretension
- unpretentiouslyWithout false importance
meekly · quietly · unobtrusively · anonymously · inconspicuously · low-profile · understated · deferentially · behind-the-scenes
selflesslyselfishly
In a self-centered manner
egoistically · egocentrically · greedily · opportunistically · exploitatively
selflesslyinconsiderately
Without regard for others
heartlessly · callously · cruelly · ruthlessly · cold-heartedly
- selfless loveDevotion without self-interest
- selfless actDeed benefiting others only
- selfless serviceHelping others without personal gain