SELF-OBSESSED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

self-obsessed

adjective

ˌself-əb-ˈsest

as in selfish

overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests a self-obsessed television journalist, she has a penchant for making herself the focus of every story

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Recent Examples of self-obsessed But Streisand apparently couldn’t help herself, going off on some tangents in her post that left some respondents amused but others thinking that the entertainment legend was living up to her reputation for being self-obsessed. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless. —

Ella Berman august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025 His personality is exuberant, empathetic, and self-obsessed. —

Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Be wary of becoming self-obsessed or overly fascinated with your interests. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024 Millennials and Gen Zers (Louis himself is a Millennial) are sometimes derided for being self-obsessed. —

Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024

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selfish

Adjective

There’s not much comic zing in the idea that a handful of selfish families rule the world.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
After years as a child and teen star, Moretz comes into her own as the leading lady, expressing an understandably selfish need to explore what could have been, at the risk of blowing up the wedding and her own relationships and friendships.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026