as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
even in a field rife with egomaniacs, that actress sets a new standard for self-absorption
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Recent Examples of egomaniac
Chalk up gridlock, crowded trains and prohibited watch parties at MSG to the self-serving egomaniac who literally demands to be the center of attention!
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Salman Chase was a famous egomaniac.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
The notorious egomaniac was fired eight games (3-5 record) into his second season.
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Miami Herald,
23 Dec. 2025
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.
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Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.
—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Salman Chase was a famous egomaniac.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
The notorious egomaniac was fired eight games (3-5 record) into his second season.
—
Miami Herald,
23 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egomaniac
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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.
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Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life.
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But that version of myself who’s a narcissist totally would.
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.
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The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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“Egomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egomaniac. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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