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
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Recent Examples of self-involved
Ethan’s leadership was poor and arguably self-involved; Joan let herself get manipulated; and Angelo’s now been in the bottom twice.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 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
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
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
That’s par for the course with a contract negotiation like this, particularly with wide receivers who are, on the whole, weird and self-involved.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
But, where much of today’s trendy work is self-involved, Brown’s dances bring succor to the audience.
—The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 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
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
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
That’s par for the course with a contract negotiation like this, particularly with wide receivers who are, on the whole, weird and self-involved.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
But, where much of today’s trendy work is self-involved, Brown’s dances bring succor to the audience.
—The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involved
selfish
Adjective
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The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Each declaration chips away at the outdated beliefs that wealth is unladylike or selfish.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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