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
Those who ignore this reality are either narcissists or people stuck in a childlike stage of psychological development.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The complex portrayal wasn’t that far from Göring, who was the guy behind the guy atop the Nazi hierarchy who on the surface was a charming narcissist reputed to be a great dinner party guest, but was at heart a cunningly manipulative villain.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Esmerelda in particular is one-note, nothing but a vain narcissist obsessed with toppling Ned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump, like any narcissist who is handed a microphone before an adoring audience, can’t help but reveal.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The complex portrayal wasn’t that far from Göring, who was the guy behind the guy atop the Nazi hierarchy who on the surface was a charming narcissist reputed to be a great dinner party guest, but was at heart a cunningly manipulative villain.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Esmerelda in particular is one-note, nothing but a vain narcissist obsessed with toppling Ned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump, like any narcissist who is handed a microphone before an adoring audience, can’t help but reveal.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
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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Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
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For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn, where chef Shawn Fearon serves the flavors of his native Jamaica—oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curried goat, and the best whitefish sandwich on the island.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stiltwalking clown Connor Breen shook my hand and welcomed me to the team.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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That powerhouse voice is almost at odds with Warren’s easygoing, class clown personality.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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