as in selfish
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
Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Though seemingly self-centered and superficial, Shug is ultimately the one to help Celie come out of her shell and realize her own self-worth.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyone, after all, interprets things differently; everyone is a little bit self-centered.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The First Doctor, played by William Hartnell, is initially self-centered but evolves into a more compassionate character over time.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.
—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
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Though seemingly self-centered and superficial, Shug is ultimately the one to help Celie come out of her shell and realize her own self-worth.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyone, after all, interprets things differently; everyone is a little bit self-centered.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The First Doctor, played by William Hartnell, is initially self-centered but evolves into a more compassionate character over time.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centered
selfish
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are selfish motives as Hawk is also secretly trying to track down whoever is blackmailing him.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Self-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centered. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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