self-obsessed

adjective

self-ob·​sessed ˌself-əb-ˈsest 

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: excessively preoccupied with oneself or with one's own concerns : obsessed with oneself

self-obsessed celebrities

also : characteristic of one who is self-obsessed

self-obsessed thoughts

Synonyms of self-obsessed

• selfish

Examples of self-obsessed in a Sentence

a self-obsessed television journalist, she has a penchant for making herself the focus of every story

Recent Examples on the Web

Her performance as the eccentric and self-obsessed school principal has earned James a 2026 Critics Choice Award for best supporting actress in a comedy series, as well as four Emmy nominations and nods at the Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 June 2026

But Streisand apparently couldn’t help herself, going off on some tangents in her post that left some respondents amused but others thinking that the entertainment legend was living up to her reputation for being self-obsessed. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026

In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless. — Ella Berman august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-obsessed

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed