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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-engrossed
Adjective
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The constant demands of parenting can make personal goals feel secondary or even selfish.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Yet her relationship with Ed is entirely selfish.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please?—
Shannon Keating,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Jay is a little more self-centered.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Redford said recent signs of a resurgence in student activism are welcome change over the 1980s, when many were self-involved and primarily concerned about making money.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.—
Ella Berman
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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His personality is exuberant, empathetic, and self-obsessed.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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And one of the reasons the film doesn’t succeed is Meryl Streep’s grotesque performance as the filterless, domineering matriarch.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Gein’s mother was cruel and domineering.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Of course, people make boastful statements of dubious merit all the time, but, as our story explains, Robinson has monetized his fantasies by selling development masterclasses to aspiring writers and offering other services for a fee.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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So much of the casual sneaker market these days is either paper-thin minimal, or boastful, cartoonish and oversized.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But his high-handed, arbitrary seizure of power may have permanently scarred the system of careful checks and balances meant to keep government at all levels accountable to the people.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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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 19 Oct. 2025.
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