as in egotists
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 egomaniacs
But Holland and Bloys are both respected leaders focused on The Work rather than egomaniacs looking to protect their personal brands or future ambitions.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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 egomaniacs
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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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Overpraised for her demented turn as Carmy’s mother in The Bear, Curtis has apparently decided to make a late career of playing hideously obnoxious, loudmouthed narcissists.
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The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
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Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
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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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“Egomaniacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egomaniacs. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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