Synonyms of egomaniacal

egomaniacal

adjective

as in selfish

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

a brilliant but egomaniacal urban planner who ruthlessly sought to impose his vision of the ideal cityscape

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of egomaniacal

Krakowski was immediately mad for the part of the egomaniacal actress Jenna Maroney. —Keaton Bell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026

Still, this latest entry isn’t quite as offensive as previous efforts, partly because director Ruben Fleischer brings slightly more visual punch to the action, and the classically anxious Eisenberg has settled in nicely into his role as the awkwardly egomaniacal Atlas. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

The film stars Vince Vaughn as Peter LaFleur, a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe’s, and Ben Stiller as White Goodman, the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. —Caitlin White, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025