as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
because of her egoism, she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt
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Recent Examples of egoism
Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
Instead, Trump is motivated primarily by mercantilist instincts and egoism.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
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Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
Instead, Trump is motivated primarily by mercantilist instincts and egoism.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for egoism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egoism
Noun
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Diamandis told me that our hardwired inclinations toward selfishness did trouble him sometimes, in the middle of the night.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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McMullen explained selfishness manifests in hogging a machine and taking way too long to find a perfect shot.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those looking for more novelty to tote around this fall might enjoy the vanity cases and tidy little boxes from Hermès and Victoria Beckham.—
Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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Upstairs, the primary suite offers a tray ceiling, two walk-in closets, and a spa-like bathroom with a double vanity, a seamless glass shower, and a two-person Jacuzzi tub.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Self-serving bias is built-in to protect your ego unfairly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Put that duck-slayer ego to the side and don’t be afraid to ask a few questions about conditions and hazards.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Egoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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