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
The old tourist is essentially the boorish figure from the headlines—solipsistic, oriented toward the self, someone who superimposes their fantasies onto a place and then is outraged when their expectations aren’t met.
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Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
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.
—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
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Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solipsistic
Adjective
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Her larger-than-life ego and past as a shaman make Player 044 come off as arrogant and selfish, getting under just about everyone's skin.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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While the Great Lakes tunnel has been pitched as a safer option than leaving Line 5 alone without secondary containment, Gravelle said that's a narrow and selfish view.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Such an obvious way to exhibit his egotistical personality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Responding to questions from defense lawyer Teny Geragos, Jane agreed that Combs became more apologetic and attentive, less egotistical and cold.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
13 June 2025
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