self-centered
adjective
self-cen·tered
ˌself-ˈsen-tərd 
1
: independent of outside force or influence : self-sufficient
2
: concerned solely with one's own desires, needs, or interests
self-centeredly
adverb
self-centeredness
noun
Examples of self-centered in a Sentence
a group of self-centered residents with no interest or involvement in their community
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But those comments should have cast a much stronger warning against this very bad and self-centered idea.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Subtly reinforcing contributions through results and collaboration ensures recognition without sounding self-centered. - Sariki Abungwo, Blesatech Consultancy Services
10.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Sitting on the sidelines and labeling someone else as self-centered is easy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Herod book doesn’t make her attitude about segregation less myopic and self-centered.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In Japan, however, where modesty and formality are valued in leadership, such a style might seem self-centered or inappropriate.
—Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be clear, sperm donation is, obviously, not an inherently evil or self-centered act.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Subtly reinforcing contributions through results and collaboration ensures recognition without sounding self-centered. - Sariki Abungwo, Blesatech Consultancy Services
10.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Sitting on the sidelines and labeling someone else as self-centered is easy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Herod book doesn’t make her attitude about segregation less myopic and self-centered.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In Japan, however, where modesty and formality are valued in leadership, such a style might seem self-centered or inappropriate.
—Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be clear, sperm donation is, obviously, not an inherently evil or self-centered act.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Self-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-centered. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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