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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is "long-suffering" a synonym for "selfless" ?

I am writing an essay on The Odyssey, and I am explaining how Penelope is a foil to Calypso. I've decided to use "selfish" to describe Calypso, and I feel that "long- suffering" would better to describe Penelope than "selfless". However I'm not sure if long-suffering could be used as an antonym for selfish.
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Anonymous However I'm not sure if long-suffering could be used as an antonym for selfish. No, it's not. " By the way, your subject asks about a synonym but the body of your question asks about an antonym .

— RayH

  • Anonymous However I'm not sure if long-suffering could be used as an antonym for selfish.
  • No, it's not.
  • " By the way, your subject asks about a synonym but the body of your question asks about an antonym .
  • Please clarify.
  • Here are a few antonyms of "selfish": altruistic, generous, selfless, unselfish
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AnonymousHowever I'm not sure if long-suffering could be used as an antonym for selfish.
No, it's not. Here is the definition of "long-suffering":
"Patiently enduring wrongs or difficulties."
Clearly this is not the opposite of "selfish."

By the way, your subject asks about a synonym but the body of your question asks about an antony
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