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
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
Trump is a certified egomaniac.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 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
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump is a certified egomaniac.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 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
Noun
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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.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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But that version of myself who’s a narcissist totally would.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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What the film fascinatingly captures is how the two sides of Lean — the classicist and the reckless romantic narcissist — worked together.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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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.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The final Scary Movie trailer opens with a fittingly grotesque send-up of Terrifier, the ultra-bloody, low-budget clown slasher that's built a cult following.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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What appears to be a Unitree G1 humanoid robot wearing a blue clown wig can be seen confidently executing a roundhouse kick — squarely in the stomach of a young child in the audience, causing the kid to double over in pain.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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“Egomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egomaniac. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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