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
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Be wary of becoming self-obsessed or overly fascinated with your interests.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-obsessed
Adjective
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Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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There’s nobody selfish, one through nine, and the bench players, too.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
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“Self-obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-obsessed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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