Detachment and Selfishness

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Detachment

Detachment noun - Lack of favoritism toward one side or another.
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Selfishness is an antonym for detachment.
Nearby Words: detached, detach, detaching, detachable

Selfishness

Selfishness noun - Excessive interest in oneself.
Usage example: the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness
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Synonyms for Selfishness
Antonyms for Selfishness
Detachment is an antonym for selfishness.
Nearby Words: selfish, self, selfishly
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How words are described

pure pure detachment pure selfishness
natural natural detachment natural selfishness
complete complete detachment complete selfishness
utter utter detachment utter selfishness
Other adjectives: total, constant, extreme, social, less, sociopathic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Velvet Room At the same time she does mature in other ways, mostly related to her selfishness and her detachment from the real world.
    Source: Literature / The Velvet Room
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