Synonyms of self-involved

self-involved

adjective

ˌself-in-ˈvälvd 

as in selfish

overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests

most of the local teenagers seem too self-involved to care much about the world that lies beyond their affluent suburb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• egotistical
• narcissistic
• self-absorbed
• self-centered
• egocentric
• solipsistic
• egoistical
• self-obsessed
• egomaniacal
• self-concerned
• self-preoccupied
• self-interested
• self-regarding
• egotistic
• self-oriented
• egoistic
• self-seeking
• self-serving
• self-infatuated
• self-loving
• smug
• proud
• inner-directed
• conceited
• self-important
• self-indulgent
• vain
• vainglorious
• self-satisfied
• complacent
• self-conceited
• self-contented
• self-glorifying
• self-complacent
• pompous
• prideful
• self-directed
• self-opinionated
• overweening
• self-pleased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfless
• unselfish
• altruistic
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• generous
• magnanimous
• charitable
• humanitarian
• philanthropical
• self-sacrificing
• beneficent
• self-denying
• other-directed
• self-forgetful
• diffident
• greathearted
• self-forgetting
• self-giving
• self-doubting
• self-reflective
• self-flagellating
• self-questioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-involved

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

The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

Not that Samantha wasn’t self-involved. —Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025

Stone plays the glamorous and self-involved Ginger McKenna in the film, directed by Martin Scorsese. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Don’t be too proud to accept help or too self-involved to provide it in return. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024

And Janine is causing chaos, being self-involved, but under the guise of helping the school. —Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024