as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way
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Recent Examples of egoist
His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.
—Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
In Season 1, Jamie was introduced as a loud-mouthed egoist with an affinity for flamboyant clothing, often acting as an antagonist for Brett Goldstein’s often angry, introverted Roy Kent.
—Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X.
—New York Times, 1 June 2021
He has been described as an impulsive, narcissistic egoist who lives in the shadow of his father.
—James Muldoon, Time, 21 May 2018
Think of a romantic egoist writing about himself in a cold barracks on Sunday afternoons . .
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.
—Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
In Season 1, Jamie was introduced as a loud-mouthed egoist with an affinity for flamboyant clothing, often acting as an antagonist for Brett Goldstein’s often angry, introverted Roy Kent.
—Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X.
—New York Times, 1 June 2021
He has been described as an impulsive, narcissistic egoist who lives in the shadow of his father.
—James Muldoon, Time, 21 May 2018
Think of a romantic egoist writing about himself in a cold barracks on Sunday afternoons . .
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egoist
Noun
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These women are nothing if not narcissists (compliment, again).—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Modern literature’s ultimate narcissist pretty much seamlessly makes the leap from 1890s gothic horror to 21st Century body horror.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Among the players connected to the disappearance are a wide and varied cast of Austin characters: an up-and-coming boxer who crossed the border from Mexico under strange circumstances, a rookie cop determined to crack the case, a grifter clown (figurative and literal).—
Lucas Schaefer
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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As the animals fought, brass bands played and clowns entertained.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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“Egoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoist. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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