self-involvement

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Recent Examples of self-involvement Wettig noted in an August 2009 interview with NPR that though Thirtysomething's characters were often accused of being narcissistic by critics, their self-involvement was also reflective of the time. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 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 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
  • My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Play Tetris in your bathroom vanity or junk drawer with these versatile containers.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Stainless-steel twin vanities are tucked into niches at opposite ends of the 20-foot-long space, while the water closet and double shower are obscured behind frosted glass and metal doors.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The ’60s stood on the fault line between the culture of peace and love and what would become the culture of narcissism.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His narcissism, which tells him there will be no world after he is gone, does the same.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both are ruggedly handsome, gruff and not short on ego.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The best chief executives know that there’s no place for ego in determining when to go; what matters is what’s best for the institution.
    Kurt Strovink, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

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

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