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Recent Examples of egotistic While his supporters see a pragmatist trying to make the best of a bad decision, his many detractors dismiss him as egotistical and unable to see his failures. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025 Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor, Frankenstein sees the doctor bring a creature (Elordi) to life with a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to both of their undoings. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025 Their challenge on Frankenstein was bringing to the big screen the horror-meister’s vision of egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his monster as part of a diabolical experiment. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Esmeralda is incompetent, egotistic, and, thanks to Impacciatore’s ace comedic timing, totally fabulous. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 The show, which follows the DC Universe's Peacemaker, an egotistical vigilante played by John Cena, introduced a whole new dimensional twist in the season 2 premiere but still had plenty of jokes, fighting and of course, dancing. Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egotistic
Adjective
  • He was too hurt to go, and probably too prideful.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For the Connecticut Sun and its fans, the past is prideful, the future is murky.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Listening also means making choices that can feel selfish in the moment.
    Melissa Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jack Cutmore-Scott as Julius Beaufort, an arrogant new money banker at the center of New York society with an interest in Ellen.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Jean stepped out as Nia approached—lean and arrogant, a cigarette pinched between her lips.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Central Texas has a proud tradition of producing and celebrating flavorful sodas.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The godfather of modern West Indian fast bowling shakes his head slowly, having been reminded what happened the last time his once proud and near-invincible team played Test cricket.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Blitzer points out, the Magnificent 7's domineering influence does not mean the S&P 500 is broken.
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Managers often grow more assertive (sometimes drifting into domineering).
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The opt-out process escalates the company’s cavalier approach to intellectual property rights, potentially setting up a legal battle between Hollywood’s biggest studios and the AI start-up.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, some developers have gotten cavalier with what constitutes a remake — with Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us series being a prime example.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The kooky characters surrounding Judge Stone included the conceited prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the imposing bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), and the idealistic public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), each of whom had various quirks of their own.
    Dan Heching, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024

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