as in egocentric
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a selfish desire to succeed at the expense of others
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Recent Examples of selfish
Squandering his Senate seniority and experience at this time, combined with his decision to appoint a newbie to replace him, should that opportunity arise, seems misguided at best and selfish at worst.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
My grown kids still act like kids — selfish and insensitive.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Obsession shows how Bear’s selfish wish removes Nikki’s agency and backfires horribly, destroying his life and eroding Nikki’s sense of self.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But really, that's pretty selfish.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 May 2026
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
My grown kids still act like kids — selfish and insensitive.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Obsession shows how Bear’s selfish wish removes Nikki’s agency and backfires horribly, destroying his life and eroding Nikki’s sense of self.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But really, that's pretty selfish.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfish
Adjective
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This evolution moves away from egocentric, top-down control toward an ecosystemic consciousness that centers on shared responsibility, psychological safety and societal fairness.—
Lourdes Mestre,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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A lot of tennis players are so egocentric.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Toby-Chien is loyal, rambunctious and devoted, while Kiki is standoffish and narcissistic, and the conversations between them are cleverly comic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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There is some political backdrop to the show, with Pompey and Crassus going at each other off-screen and an amusingly narcissistic Julius Caesar (Jackson Gallagher) dropping in to draw attention to himself.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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His new wife is demanding and self-centered, with clear narcissistic traits.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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That’s a big step forward for the character who’s sometimes been a little self-centered in the past.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Two Weeks Notice Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock star as charming and undeniably self-absorbed millionaire George Wade and his overworked, underappreciated, multi-tasking chief counsel, Lucy Kelson.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who subscribes to that, as far as I’m concerned, was always self-absorbed and had no interest in the common good anyway.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No prior privileged class had that combination of democratic legitimacy and self-interested policymaking available simultaneously at this scale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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This is gonna sound egotistical but no one.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
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Demolishes the East Wing of the White House on an egotistical whim?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His insatiable desire to brand everything—from boats, to ballrooms, to bills—exceeds some of the most egomaniacal leaders in history, but these are not new qualities.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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In the fifth and final season of The Boys, premiering April 8 on Prime Video, the world completely subject to Homelander’s (Antony Starr) erratic, egomaniacal whims.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The inward-looking nature of the melancholy Dane — conflicted and cocooned in his thoughts, paralyzed by his own intelligence, while the world constantly reflects back to him his own psychological predicament — feels oddly suited for our solipsistic times.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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So Kirsch has not sought to make some grand autobiographical introduction, a bold and solipsistic announcement of his artistic worldview.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Selfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfish. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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