1
as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
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as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
egotism is not something that winners of the Nobel Prize for peace usually have time for
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Recent Examples of egotism
Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The 1960s-era egotism in that earlier vision was tempered.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
But by trying to avoid how Trump’s past reflects his current approach to politics—his zero-sum relationship to power, his pettiness and egotism—while simultaneously winking at viewers’ knowledge of him, the film lands itself in a trap.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The 1960s-era egotism in that earlier vision was tempered.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
But by trying to avoid how Trump’s past reflects his current approach to politics—his zero-sum relationship to power, his pettiness and egotism—while simultaneously winking at viewers’ knowledge of him, the film lands itself in a trap.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egotism
Noun
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Lean a framed print against the wall in the center of a wide vanity or on a shelf above the toilet.—
Dina Cheney,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The Eden's bathroom is placed on the opposite side of the home to the entrance and has a toilet, a vanity sink, and a walk-in shower, plus a little more storage space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Years after graduation, the harsh reality of the New York art scene sets in, and Willow’s selfishness becomes more and more apparent.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Are his words out of greed and selfishness or to better lives?—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2025
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In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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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
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Meanwhile, the Pride Month display at the Stonewall National Monument excluded transgender pride flags this year, according to ABC News.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Tall soldiers, the pride of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century armies—and in the case of Frederick William I of Prussia’s Potsdam Giants, a virtual fetish—became a liability on nineteenth-century battlefields.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2025
Noun
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He was always meant to be a cautionary tale and to show the dangers of narcissism.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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The lines between competitive stubbornness and plain old stubbornness, a healthy arrogance and prideful ignorance are pretty thin.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Individuals with big egos display excessive pride in their abilities and accomplishments, often leading to arrogance and overconfidence.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Egotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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