Synonyms of self-centeredness

self-centeredness

noun

as in selfishness

excessive interest in oneself

in her extreme self-centeredness she hadn't even noticed that her friend was depressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfishness
• selfness
• vanity
• ego
• narcissism
• egocentrism
• egocentricity
• egoism
• pridefulness
• self-absorption
• egotism
• self-interest
• self-involvement
• egomania
• self-preoccupation
• self-concern
• pride
• navel-gazing
• smugness
• self-regard
• vainness
• complacency
• self-love
• vainglory
• self-satisfaction
• self-sufficiency
• self-conceit
• self-admiration
• conceitedness
• self-respect
• self-importance
• pompousness
• pomposity
• complacence
• self-indulgence
• conceit
• self-glorification
• self-esteem
• vaingloriousness
• self-contentment
• self-content
• self-consequence
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selflessness
• unselfishness
• generosity
• altruism
• magnanimity
• self-sacrifice
• detachment
• fairness
• objectivity
• neutrality
• self-forgetfulness
• disinterestedness
• impartiality
• self-abandonment
• self-flagellation
• self-annihilation
• self-immolation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-centeredness

The Year of Perfect Skin, for instance, was more than an example of self-centeredness, more than an effort to turn my face translucent, luminous as a moonstone set in silver prongs. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

There’s a fine line between self-care and self-centeredness. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 2 June 2026

This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Jan. 2026

Where Grande really shines is in showing Glinda’s growing realization of this and whether to accept it, of how her self-centeredness has hurt other people — including her best friend, who is now running for her life. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025

This is different from egoism and self-centeredness. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Christ reveals that we can’t be held hostage by inharmony, self-centeredness, or bitterness, in ourselves or others. — Liz Butterfield Wallingford, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2025