EGOISM Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

egoism

noun

ˈē-gə-ˌwi-zəm

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as in selfness

excessive interest in oneself because of her egoism, she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt

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Recent Examples of egoism Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism. —

BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025 Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. —

Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024 The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about. —

Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for egoism

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To take time out of one’s days or nights or weekends, to excuse oneself from family time, or time with friends, in order to write and think about one’s life, is an act of selfishness that is needed more now than ever.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
And there is a selfishness in understanding that in your craft and your industry, this is a pinnacle.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026