Synonyms of solipsistic

solipsistic

adjective

ˌsō-ləp-ˈsi-stik 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• egotistical
• narcissistic
• egocentric
• egoistical
• self-absorbed
• egomaniacal
• self-involved
• self-centered
• self-obsessed
• self-regarding
• self-concerned
• egotistic
• self-interested
• self-preoccupied
• egoistic
• self-serving
• self-oriented
• self-loving
• self-seeking
• self-infatuated
• smug
• inner-directed
• proud
• vainglorious
• self-indulgent
• self-important
• vain
• conceited
• self-satisfied
• self-glorifying
• self-contented
• self-complacent
• complacent
• self-conceited
• pompous
• prideful
• self-directed
• self-pleased
• self-opinionated
• overweening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unselfish
• selfless
• altruistic
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• generous
• humanitarian
• charitable
• magnanimous
• philanthropical
• beneficent
• other-directed
• self-denying
• self-forgetful
• self-sacrificing
• diffident
• self-forgetting
• greathearted
• self-giving
• self-doubting
• self-reflective
• self-flagellating
• self-questioning

Example Sentences

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. —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