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
Over the first season, though, Archie digs himself into a deeper and deeper hole — far from Jamie showing glimmers of self-improvement by this point in Lasso’s run, the Rooster finale leaves our sort-of antagonist more miserably self-involved than ever.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Is the joke that celebrities are self-involved?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The bold move presents the clingy and self-involved Ashley with a promotion and a bigger salary while the emo but opportunistic personal trainer Austin lands a gig at the country club’s health and wellness center.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Nola Darling is a successful graphic artist, living it up in Brooklyn and dating three men: gentlemanly Jamie, self-involved Greer, and motormouth Mars.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Is the joke that celebrities are self-involved?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The bold move presents the clingy and self-involved Ashley with a promotion and a bigger salary while the emo but opportunistic personal trainer Austin lands a gig at the country club’s health and wellness center.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Nola Darling is a successful graphic artist, living it up in Brooklyn and dating three men: gentlemanly Jamie, self-involved Greer, and motormouth Mars.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involved
selfish
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Squandering his Senate seniority and experience at this time, combined with his decision to appoint a newbie to replace him, should that opportunity arise, seems misguided at best and selfish at worst.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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My grown kids still act like kids — selfish and insensitive.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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