as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
regards today's young people as solipsistic slackers who have no knowledge of or interest in the world at large
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Recent Examples of solipsistic
Jude’s cynical social perceptions and teasing sympathy toward strivers like Angela and her common-man subjects surpass the efforts of all his clueless filmmaking contemporaries, such as Wes Anderson, who packs whimsy into his Roald Dahl anthology only to create solipsistic distraction.
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Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024
This assessment dovetails with a common criticism of autobiographical fiction, which holds that such work is inherently solipsistic.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
Then again, there's something increasingly solipsistic about the show leaning on former cast members to host.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2023
Even at its most introspective, introverted or solipsistic, this music has always been a response to the tumultuous everything-else that exists outside our heads.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024
This assessment dovetails with a common criticism of autobiographical fiction, which holds that such work is inherently solipsistic.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
Then again, there's something increasingly solipsistic about the show leaning on former cast members to host.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2023
Even at its most introspective, introverted or solipsistic, this music has always been a response to the tumultuous everything-else that exists outside our heads.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solipsistic
Adjective
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And, in the context of wanting to grow up, being subject to another person’s selfish patterns is a pretty fundamental life experience.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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These people start out as aging narcissists with selfish intentions who try to navigate when each of them gets grounded in their own vulnerability.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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And for any fan of the show — and Wilson’s over-the-top, egotistical Dwight — the lyrics might not be a total surprise.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the 1998 episode, Theroux, 53, appears briefly as an egotistical writer who flirts with Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw at a party.—
John Russell,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Solipsistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solipsistic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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