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Recent Examples of egomania Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths. Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025 Part of the kick on Brat is Charli’s delirious solipsism, all synthetic robot rah-rah in the beats, but with vocals swerving between defiant egomania and vulnerably tormented self-doubt. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024 There are early indications that Biden’s mishandling of classified documents is rooted in error rather than corruption or egomania. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2023 The hour climaxed with Bob Odenkirk winning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania. Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2020 Her brothers are all grossly incompetent in their own ways, due to struggles with addiction (Kendall), immaturity (Roman) or pure egomania (Connor Roy 2020). Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Dec. 2019 The soon-to-be-Emperor fawns over Anakin’s heroism, while the Jedi scorn his egomania. Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019 Welcome back, to fans and sad sack wasp traps alike, to the craven death pit of greed and egomania that is Succession. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 8 Aug. 2019 Anyone who has hung around the creative and artistic professions knows about some of the most pernicious risks inherent to those worlds: excessive behavior, compulsions, egomania, drugs, booze. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egomania
Noun
  • Later that day, Cynthia reportedly involved their mother, framing the situation as selfishness.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • But according to this Reddit post, sending it out to friends and classmates adds a touch of selfishness.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • My coat and my ego were a bit tarnished as my husband rushed to help me up.
    James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Also, any shred of ego one has left after a lifetime of motherhood and being a caregiver/support person will get completely zeroed out while milling around a bunch of athletes.
    Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.
    Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • In parenting and co-parenting relationships, narcissism may look like emotional invalidation or using guilt and manipulation to control behavior, McGovern adds.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 May 2025
  • These findings suggest that while some dark triad cues may subtly show in facial appearance—particularly narcissism—the connection isn't consistent across traits or genders.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Imagine that a person starts and ends all their consideration with what’s best for them — that’s egocentrism.
    David Marchese, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.
    BÁLINT MADLOVICS, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • On October 15, 1924, André Breton published a manifesto that was as notable for its belligerence as its egotism.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • After his death the day after Easter at age 88, Francis was hailed for pushing Catholics and others to forsake egotism and materialism in favor of a kinder, more tolerant world focused above all on the marginalized.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His self-absorption, against the backdrop of such enormous loss, was particularly striking.
    Kevin Johnson, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But, sometimes, accomplishment and self-absorption can go together.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Egomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egomania. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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