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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
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
-
In such cases, solidarity and compassion themselves might seem like luxuries next to the all-conquering, primally selfish urge to save your own skin.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
-
That suits its otherworldly and somewhat formal tone, which takes viewers deep into Japan’s mythical past for a quartet of eerie tales about lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits who bring supernatural justice to selfish and immoral humans.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share