SELF-SEEKERS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

self-seekers

noun

plural of self-seeker

as in opportunists

one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong he's a self-seeker who is nice only to people who can do him favors

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Noun

Even Argentina’s fans could not tell to what extent their team’s support was real or made up of opportunists who had come to see the great man.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In a review of tap-to-pay cases across the country, CNBC found a mix of low-level opportunists and organized crime rings.

— Gabrielle Fonrouge,Scott Zamost,Anna Gleason, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of opportunists

Noun

These sharks are thought to be bottom-feeders, preying on fish that frequent the floors of rivers and estuaries.

— John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
The Warriors already might be too far ahead in the standings to catch bottom-feeders like the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers in the race to maximize their draft-lottery odds.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of bottom-feeders

Noun

The organisers can be international crime conglomerates or opportunistic chancers, its markets veering from last-minute own goals to a couple of extra throw-ins.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
But because anybody can edit any page at any time, some editors are chancers or people with an ax to grind who will try to input wrong information.

— Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of chancers

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