self-absorbed
adjective
self-ab·sorbed
ˌself-əb-ˈsȯrbd 
-ˈzȯrbd
: absorbed in one's own thoughts, activities, or interests
Examples of self-absorbed in a Sentence
a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
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The reader of Dykes to Watch Out For will recognize Alison as a new, unimproved version of Bechdel’s comic-strip alter ego, Mo: a total drag who rails against the capitalist war machine but is too self-absorbed to picket a homophobic business.
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
That changed with The Boys – Eric Kripke’s superhero satire, where Crawford plays The Deep, an insecure and self-absorbed aquatic anti-hero.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 June 2025
Carrie already knew that her father was self-absorbed and irresponsible.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Or as desperate as affluent people can be while also being completely self-absorbed.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
That changed with The Boys – Eric Kripke’s superhero satire, where Crawford plays The Deep, an insecure and self-absorbed aquatic anti-hero.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 June 2025
Carrie already knew that her father was self-absorbed and irresponsible.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Or as desperate as affluent people can be while also being completely self-absorbed.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-absorbed
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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorbed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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