self-centeredness

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Recent Examples of self-centeredness This is different from egoism and self-centeredness. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centeredness
Noun
  • Among their inspiring behaviors, these characters deserve to also express pettiness and selfishness, or, at the very least, more wit.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At a moment in American political culture when selfishness abides — when giving is seen as weakness and costly — Redford’s lesson feels timelier than ever.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Upstairs, the home boasts four bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, including the primary bedroom and bathroom with double vanities, a soaking tub and large shower.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Moreover, sports teams are the ultimate vanity asset – something billionaires love to own without too much concern about possible operating losses (which likely just offset taxable gains elsewhere).
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Loners avoid prison politics — the gossip, the egos, the tests of toughness.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His narcissism, which tells him there will be no world after he is gone, does the same.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The compliments resulted in a temporary spike in feelings of uniqueness and specialness, demonstrating how praise can inflate ego in the short term – even outside clinical narcissism.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 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
  • Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.
    James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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“Self-centeredness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centeredness. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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