egotists

noun

plural of egotist
as in egoists
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests she's an egotist who bores her coworkers with endless ruminations about herself and her problems

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Recent Examples of egotists 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. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egotists
  1. egoists
  2. egomaniacs
  3. narcissists
  4. clowns
  5. jerks
Noun
  • The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Definition of egoists
Noun
  • But Holland and Bloys are both respected leaders focused on The Work rather than egomaniacs looking to protect their personal brands or future ambitions.
    — 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
Definition of egomaniacs
Noun
  • Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of narcissists
Noun
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • 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.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of jerks

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