Synonyms of selfishness

selfishness

noun

ˈsel-fish-nəs 

as in selfness

excessive interest in oneself

the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfness
• vanity
• egoism
• ego
• pridefulness
• narcissism
• self-interest
• self-centeredness
• egocentrism
• egocentricity
• egotism
• self-absorption
• egomania
• self-involvement
• self-concern
• self-preoccupation
• pride
• smugness
• navel-gazing
• self-regard
• vainness
• complacency
• vainglory
• self-satisfaction
• self-love
• conceitedness
• self-conceit
• self-sufficiency
• self-respect
• self-admiration
• complacence
• pompousness
• pomposity
• self-importance
• conceit
• self-indulgence
• vaingloriousness
• self-glorification
• self-contentment
• self-content
• self-esteem
• self-consequence
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selflessness
• unselfishness
• generosity
• altruism
• magnanimity
• fairness
• self-sacrifice
• neutrality
• objectivity
• detachment
• impartiality
• disinterestedness
• self-forgetfulness
• self-abandonment
• self-flagellation
• self-annihilation
• self-immolation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of selfishness

If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple. —Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Under the Democrats, our public schools have become learning centers for crime and selfishness! —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026

Those that document a life of thoughtful choices or randomness, commitment to a greater good or selfishness, a life of action or disregard? —Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026

McMaster’s formulation, like Trump’s exaltation of selfishness, rests on profound ignorance of the true sources of American strength. —Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026