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
Lyle was described as exhibiting narcissistic and antisocial tendencies, while Erik was considered vulnerable to outside influence.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
How would the excessive and narcissistic theater director Oliver Putnam (actor in a comedy Emmy nominee Martin Short) handle Zach Galifianakis portraying him and also hating everything
about him?
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But hundreds of thousands of mentions are still too many, even to a narcissistic, churlish president with a semblance of civility — should one ever take up residence in the White House.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
Against all odds, two narcissistic, self-promoting people can talk to each other and really can get curious and vulnerable and connect.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
How would the excessive and narcissistic theater director Oliver Putnam (actor in a comedy Emmy nominee Martin Short) handle Zach Galifianakis portraying him and also hating everything
about him?
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But hundreds of thousands of mentions are still too many, even to a narcissistic, churlish president with a semblance of civility — should one ever take up residence in the White House.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
Against all odds, two narcissistic, self-promoting people can talk to each other and really can get curious and vulnerable and connect.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
selfish
Adjective
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So yes, be yourself, so long as that self is not selfish, impulsive, or obnoxious.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To be a quarterback means being selfish and sometimes delusional.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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