self-involvement

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Recent Examples of self-involvement In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 She’s played by an A-list celebrity — Cate Blanchett — operating in a city renowned for its self-involvement and privilege. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 The conceit and self-involvement of Isabella’s brother John is also dispatched effectively, not with aphorism but with his own words. Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025 But when we’re made to watch Tesfaye sing it in its entirety in an unbroken close-up while crying at the beauty of his own music, the introspection turns to simple self-involvement. Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025 But there’s no monopoly on self-involvement, in my experience. James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025 The characters’ identities are just a medium for exposing their self-involvement. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 At the far opposite end of the adulthood spectrum is Jeff (Alex Wolff), a floppy mess of romantic misadventures and extravagant self-involvement and possibly the world’s most distracted producer. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involvement
Noun
  • Approach LinkedIn DMs with service instead of selfishness, so sales become a natural byproduct of connection.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There was no vanity in her, which is what Fran McDormand had.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The homeowner’s suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bad actors are counting on us to tear each other apart—to fall for the narcissism of small differences, to turn on our allies instead of our oppressors.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is a warmonger that is basing his policy decisions around the region on narcissism and political ambitions that don't go beyond staying in power for no more than one month.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to his clever punchlines that carry zero sting, the biggest names in TV can leave the ceremony with unbruised egos.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Self-involvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involvement. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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