Synonyms of egomania

egomania

noun

ˌē-gō-ˈmā-nē-ə 

as in selfishness

excessive interest in oneself

even by Hollywood standards, that movie star's egomania is of epic proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfishness
• selfness
• ego
• vanity
• narcissism
• egocentricity
• egocentrism
• egoism
• egotism
• self-absorption
• pridefulness
• self-involvement
• self-centeredness
• self-interest
• self-preoccupation
• navel-gazing
• self-regard
• smugness
• pride
• self-concern
• vainness
• vainglory
• complacency
• pomposity
• self-satisfaction
• conceitedness
• self-admiration
• self-conceit
• pompousness
• self-importance
• self-love
• self-respect
• self-sufficiency
• conceit
• complacence
• self-indulgence
• self-glorification
• vaingloriousness
• self-esteem
• self-content
• self-contentment
• self-assumption
• self-consequence
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selflessness
• generosity
• altruism
• unselfishness
• magnanimity
• objectivity
• detachment
• self-sacrifice
• fairness
• impartiality
• neutrality
• disinterestedness
• self-forgetfulness
• self-abandonment
• self-flagellation
• self-annihilation
• self-immolation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of egomania

The reader feels Evans’ increasing egomania on every page. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026

Age and bitterness appear to have compounded the narcissism and egomania to produce derangement. — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026

Recent Emmy nominee and beloved Broadway star Michael Urie gets to embrace Brian’s egomania by preaching its benefits in an improvised TED talk… only to then repeatedly abandon his personal belief system in favor of the show’s supportive communal vibes. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026

Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025

Part of the kick on Brat is Charli’s delirious solipsism, all synthetic robot rah-rah in the beats, but with vocals swerving between defiant egomania and vulnerably tormented self-doubt. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

There are early indications that Biden’s mishandling of classified documents is rooted in error rather than corruption or egomania. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2023

The hour climaxed with Bob Odenkirk winning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania. — Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2020

Her brothers are all grossly incompetent in their own ways, due to struggles with addiction (Kendall), immaturity (Roman) or pure egomania (Connor Roy 2020). — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Dec. 2019