Kindness and Selfishness

Opposite meaning words

Kindness noun - An act of kind assistance.

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Selfishness is an antonym for kindness in topics: compassion, service.

Nearby Words: kind, kindly, kindliness

Selfishness noun - Excessive interest in oneself.

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Kindness is an antonym for selfishness.

Nearby Words: selfish, self, selfishly

human	human kindness	human selfishness
pure	pure kindness	pure selfishness
natural	natural kindness	natural selfishness
complete	complete kindness	complete selfishness
Other adjectives: initial, infinite, true, genuine, sheer, simple, plain, constant, inner, inherent, incredible, apparent, basic, occasional, perceived.

Each has their share of selfishness and bad deeds, but they are able to show kindness from time to time.

Source: Film / Mud
Gregory House, the main character, is obnoxious to an almost religious degree, devoting his life to proving that kindness is rooted in selfishness and fear.

Source: Jerkass / Live-Action TV

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