as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
And women who foreground themselves in any capacity are often perceived to be self-important drama queens, or narcissists.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
But a malignant narcissist never forgets those kinds of insults.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Cleveland says narcissists often disguise sarcasm as humor, slipping in cutting remarks about your intelligence, competence, or appearance but framing them as playful.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
But a malignant narcissist never forgets those kinds of insults.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Cleveland says narcissists often disguise sarcasm as humor, slipping in cutting remarks about your intelligence, competence, or appearance but framing them as playful.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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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.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trump is a certified egomaniac.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Salman Chase was a famous egomaniac.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Noun
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No gasoline from water taxis, no jerk smoke from a beach shack, no sunscreen haze wafting off a catamaran day trip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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But with Chase alternating between sunny tour guide and cagey sparring partner, Zenovich manages to surgically separate jerk from unconventional genius, as well as the wounded man underneath.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Heated Rivalry is okay, but for Connor Storrie clown is more easy.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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In front of him, idolatrous Republican lawmakers popped up and down to applaud like clowns in wind-up music boxes of old.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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