Compassion
Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Selflessness and compassion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selflessness" instead a noun "Compassion".
Selflessness
Selflessness noun - Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity.
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Synonyms for Selflessness
Compassion and selflessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compassion" instead a noun "Selflessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindness and compassion
- kindness and selflessness
- benevolence and compassion
- benevolence and selflessness
- sympathy and compassion
- sympathy and selflessness
- humanity and compassion
- humanity and selflessness
- care and compassion
- care and selflessness
- kindliness and compassion
- kindliness and selflessness
- consideration and compassion
- consideration and selflessness
Both words in one sentence
- More so with Johnny, who is extremely successful at his job and is constantly described as a paragon of compassion and selflessness who does nothing to provoke Lisa's actions.
Source: Character Shilling -
In fact, he cannot fathom compassion, selflessness or love.
Source: Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
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Selflessness and Compassion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassion/selflessness
Compassion & Selflessness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassion/selflessness>.
Selflessness or Compassion. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassion/selflessness.
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