as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals
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as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
he's such an egocentric that he painstakingly records every detail of his unremarkable life
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Recent Examples of egocentric
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Some of the men have been described as egocentric, aggressive, and routinely unfaithful.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Feel how different these approaches are from the warmongering produced by egocentric thinking.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Leo: Delia Deetz As the dramatic sign of the zodiac, Leos can be a tad egocentric and passionate.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
So begins possibly the most egocentric quest to humble oneself the stage has yet seen.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Some of the men have been described as egocentric, aggressive, and routinely unfaithful.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Feel how different these approaches are from the warmongering produced by egocentric thinking.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Leo: Delia Deetz As the dramatic sign of the zodiac, Leos can be a tad egocentric and passionate.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egocentric
Adjective
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We Americans get slandered around the world as a bunch of fat, lazy, selfish slobs.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article For every selfish motorist who blocks a fire hydrant.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Finer says, tensely, that, at end of day, Liv savvy, Liv smart, Liv too egotistical to kill self.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s no egotistical rock star bullsh**t going on here.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.—
Steve Coll,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Over the course of his long political career, Cuomo has been accused of being stubborn, a bully, a womanizer and a narcissist.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The garden-variety narcissist needs to be the tallest tree in the forest.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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If anyone other than Rudd were playing her selfish dad, audiences would be actively rooting for the jerk to get ’corned.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Eli Craig’s (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) newest outing, the real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Egocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egocentric. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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