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overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a group of self-centered residents with no interest or involvement in their community
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Recent Examples of self-centered
Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Jay is a little more self-centered.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin shifting from being self-centered to noticing the emotions and perspectives of others.
—Ekaterina Muravevskaia, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Colletti played Chase Adams, a charming, yet self-centered, aspiring actor.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Robbie is a complicated man, at once incredibly compassionate and deeply self-centered, philosophical and brooding but also impulsive and hot-tempered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Investing time and effort into connecting with your inner sea might seem self-centered.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
People who lack empathy are also very self-centered and a relationship with one can be exhausting and suffocating.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
After making a career for himself as a child actor, Hoult took on more serious, mature roles, such as the role of Tony Stonem, a manipulative and self-centered antihero, in Skins.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Jay is a little more self-centered.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin shifting from being self-centered to noticing the emotions and perspectives of others.
—Ekaterina Muravevskaia, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Colletti played Chase Adams, a charming, yet self-centered, aspiring actor.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Robbie is a complicated man, at once incredibly compassionate and deeply self-centered, philosophical and brooding but also impulsive and hot-tempered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Investing time and effort into connecting with your inner sea might seem self-centered.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
People who lack empathy are also very self-centered and a relationship with one can be exhausting and suffocating.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
After making a career for himself as a child actor, Hoult took on more serious, mature roles, such as the role of Tony Stonem, a manipulative and self-centered antihero, in Skins.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centered
selfish
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Freedom and rule of law were defended last night, but dictators will try to exploit this to rationalize their selfish objectives.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Even though a lot of what happens in the book borders on the ridiculous because of the behavior of narcissistic selfish venal individuals.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Self-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centered. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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