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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involved
selfish
Adjective
  • Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Listening also means making choices that can feel selfish in the moment.
    Melissa Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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