Synonyms of egocentric

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adjective

ˌē-gō-ˈsen-trik 

as in selfish

overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests

the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• narcissistic
• self-centered
• solipsistic
• egomaniacal
• self-absorbed
• egotistic
• egoistic
• self-involved
• self-obsessed
• self-interested
• self-concerned
• self-oriented
• self-serving
• self-regarding
• self-preoccupied
• self-seeking
• self-loving
• self-infatuated
• inner-directed
• proud
• smug
• conceited
• self-important
• self-indulgent
• vainglorious
• vain
• self-glorifying
• self-conceited
• self-satisfied
• self-complacent
• self-contented
• pompous
• complacent
• prideful
• self-directed
• self-pleased
• self-opinionated
• overweening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unselfish
• selfless
• altruistic
• humanitarian
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• charitable
• generous
• magnanimous
• beneficent
• other-directed
• self-sacrificing
• self-denying
• self-forgetful
• self-forgetting
• diffident
• greathearted
• self-giving
• self-doubting
• self-reflective
• self-flagellating
• self-questioning

egocentric

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noun

as in egotist

a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests

he's such an egocentric that he painstakingly records every detail of his unremarkable life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• egotist
• egoist
• egomaniac
• narcissist
• jerk
• clown
• megalomaniac
• ego-tripper
• creep
• snake
• heel
• boor
• joker
• beast
• louse
• cad
• lout
• cretin
• skunk
• stinker
• cur
• slob
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philanthropist
• humanitarian
• altruist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of egocentric

Adjective

The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

A lot of tennis players are so egocentric. — Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026

As a chef’s kiss, Manning plays for Texas, a yearslong egocentric underachiever that plenty of college football fans love to hate. — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025

The community organizer turned president turned socialite has never been great at hiding his egocentric ways. — Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025