as in egotistical
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
Yet her relationship with Ed is entirely selfish.
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Listening also means making choices that can feel selfish in the moment.
—Melissa Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
To me, that was a song about prioritizing yourself and not seeing that as a selfish thing.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selfish
Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Listening also means making choices that can feel selfish in the moment.
—Melissa Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
To me, that was a song about prioritizing yourself and not seeing that as a selfish thing.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfish
Adjective
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As a chef’s kiss, Manning plays for Texas, a yearslong egocentric underachiever that plenty of college football fans love to hate.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
9 Oct. 2025
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The community organizer turned president turned socialite has never been great at hiding his egocentric ways.—
Grace Curley,
Boston Herald,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cursed to always be the back-up singer, Dixie is narcissistic, ruthless and driven by revenge.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jay is a little more self-centered.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin shifting from being self-centered to noticing the emotions and perspectives of others.—
Ekaterina Muravevskaia,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please?—
Shannon Keating,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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While his supporters see a pragmatist trying to make the best of a bad decision, his many detractors dismiss him as egotistical and unable to see his failures.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor, Frankenstein sees the doctor bring a creature (Elordi) to life with a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to both of their undoings.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As with the works of that solipsistic filmmaker, plot is not a major element of Situations, the title of which proves accurate.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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The American academy has been far more used to a confessionalistic, even solipsistic style in its lyric poetry.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Redford said recent signs of a resurgence in student activism are welcome change over the 1980s, when many were self-involved and primarily concerned about making money.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His whole agenda was self-serving.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fair enough, but Roxie’s self-serving warning turns out to be prescient when Wes comes home to find Estelle ready to break up with him, bags packed and everything.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Selfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfish. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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