self-centeredness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centeredness
Noun
  • Eventually, though, the depth and selfishness of corporate psychopathy in unchecked leadership positions can cost an organization the trust of its employees.
    Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Speaking on ground where the Indonesian military had buried Timorese freedom fighters, Francis warned against the intrusion of Western liberal values that encourage materialism and selfishness.
    VICTOR GAETAN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The result is an almost weary vanity, in which the author plays himself as if under duress, simultaneously flourishing and folding up the self.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Its offerings—face oils, supplements, vitamin treatments, and serums—reflect a holistic approach to skincare, treating the skin as an organ and prioritizing health over vanity.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Such braggadocio is just more evidence of a narcissistic ego.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
  • True allyship requires checking one's ego at the door, prioritizing what's right over being right, and humbly learning from others.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Yeah, never beating the narcissism rumors with that behavior.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
  • There was both wisdom and insanity to his narcissism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
  • Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.
    BÁLINT MADLOVICS, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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