self-engrossed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-engrossed
Adjective
  • According to sources, some felt the decision was selfish, but others thanked her for her longstanding contributions in person and online, and felt the way in which the situation had unfolded was very unfair to her.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Despite mixed emotions within his friend group, Reddit users were overwhelmingly on the poster's side, with many arguing that Jenna was being selfish.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Carrie already knew that her father was self-absorbed and irresponsible.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Or as desperate as affluent people can be while also being completely self-absorbed.
    Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This includes uncouth habits like bad hygiene, inconsiderate acts like being self-centered or a violation of social norms.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Venis is ambitious, juvenile, and self-centered, even questioning whether other people are as real as him and his friends.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Not just for this reason, but also due to the fact she’s been so self-involved the past year.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
  • A little self-involved, but the check clears either way.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Be wary of becoming self-obsessed or overly fascinated with your interests.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Millennials and Gen Zers (Louis himself is a Millennial) are sometimes derided for being self-obsessed.
    Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Carrie is described as a reimagining of the story of misfit high schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 June 2025
  • Randall is a rebellious new patient at a mental institution who does battle with Louise Fletcher’s domineering head nurse Mildred Ratched.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The result is a country that comes across to others as at once boastful about its growing power and prickly about criticism of its human-rights record.
    Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
  • Then create templates for sharing these results across different platforms (social posts, case study formats, website sections) that highlight the concrete proof of my expertise without sounding boastful.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Self-engrossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-engrossed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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