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ego-trippers

noun

plural of ego-tripper
as in egocentrics
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests had been dating a hopeless ego-tripper who valued her only as a potential trophy wife

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ego-trippers
  1. egotists
  2. egoists
  3. narcissists
  4. clowns
  5. jerks
  6. egomaniacs
Noun
  • Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of egotists
Noun
  • The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Definition of egoists
Noun
  • This will only lead to unproductive conflict − and, honestly, that's what a lot of narcissists want anyway.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of narcissists
Noun
  • Because some of them are showing up to the game looking like clowns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The excessiveness of Ken Russell, Joe Coleman, Tasha Tudor, clowns, migraines, Priscilla Presley, and the Winchester Mystery House.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • But Holland and Bloys are both respected leaders focused on The Work rather than egomaniacs looking to protect their personal brands or future ambitions.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Vincente Minelli’s melodrama about the movie industry followed Sunset Boulevard by only two years, but if the latter was a noirish slice of roman à clef, then the former was an entire scandal sheet of Hollywood egomaniacs and narcissists.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of egomaniacs
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“Ego-trippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ego-trippers. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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