Synonyms of self-regarding

self-regarding

adjective

ˌself-ri-ˈgär-diŋ 

as in selfish

overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests

many residents of that community seem to be into psychoanalysis, a luxury that few but the self-regarding wealthy can afford

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• solipsistic
• narcissistic
• egocentric
• self-interested
• self-involved
• self-concerned
• self-absorbed
• self-centered
• egomaniacal
• egotistic
• self-obsessed
• self-preoccupied
• self-serving
• egoistic
• self-oriented
• self-seeking
• self-loving
• self-infatuated
• inner-directed
• smug
• proud
• self-important
• self-indulgent
• vainglorious
• conceited
• vain
• self-satisfied
• self-complacent
• self-glorifying
• self-contented
• self-conceited
• pompous
• complacent
• prideful
• overweening
• self-directed
• self-opinionated
• self-pleased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfless
• unselfish
• altruistic
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• humanitarian
• charitable
• generous
• magnanimous
• beneficent
• self-denying
• self-sacrificing
• other-directed
• self-forgetting
• self-forgetful
• diffident
• greathearted
• self-giving
• self-doubting
• self-flagellating
• self-questioning
• self-reflective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-regarding

River was clearly the work of an artist with a Rolodex, and viewers couldn’t tell whether to take all the celebrity appearances as winking or self-regarding. — Zachary Woolfe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026

As Dylan plays a series of shows, he is also seen in various hotel rooms, cutting down journalists and others with a self-regarding wit. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026

The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025