SELFISHLY Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

selfish

adjective

ˈsel-fish

Definition of selfish next

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 Present Nick is selfish and angry, while Future Nick has realized the error of his ways, hence his desire to undo his previous actions. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 In contrast, his wife, Chandravati, is selfish as a daughter-in-law and disrespects Swasthani, leading to enormous misery for her. —

Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 All because a librarian introduced me to a selfish, spoiled girl who desperately needed a place to belong. —

Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 There’s not much comic zing in the idea that a handful of selfish families rule the world. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for selfish

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The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
A lot of tennis players are so egocentric.

— Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026