as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community
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Recent Examples of narcissistic
But the spoiled and narcissistic actors arrive with their own prejudices about people in small-town America.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, narcissistic heartbreaker Jeff snags the attention of San Cristobal’s resident glamour girl Manchi (Camila del Campo), who spends her nights taking selfies for OnlyFans and her days scaling trees to get enough cell service to send them to her subscribers.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The thing about vanity projects this narcissistic is at the very least, even in calamity, they’re supposed to be interesting.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Many celebrities are self-involved and narcissistic.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, narcissistic heartbreaker Jeff snags the attention of San Cristobal’s resident glamour girl Manchi (Camila del Campo), who spends her nights taking selfies for OnlyFans and her days scaling trees to get enough cell service to send them to her subscribers.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The thing about vanity projects this narcissistic is at the very least, even in calamity, they’re supposed to be interesting.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Many celebrities are self-involved and narcissistic.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
Adjective
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Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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There’s nobody selfish, one through nine, and the bench players, too.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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