as in egotistical
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a selfish desire to succeed at the expense of others
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Recent Examples of selfish
But first, he’s got to reckon with his selfish, spoiled, uncaring nature or he may be doomed to llama life forever.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
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
Rose was so selfish to push Jack off the floating door.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
Just his demeanor, the way he was still connected with us, not really playing selfish in any way.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
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
Rose was so selfish to push Jack off the floating door.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
Just his demeanor, the way he was still connected with us, not really playing selfish in any way.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfish
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
Adjective
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Related article How being a ‘gray rock’ can protect you against narcissists Now, a new study has found grandiose narcissists are not only more likely to feel ostracized but are also genuinely excluded more often than those with less egocentric personalities.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lanzmann, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 92, was a brilliant journalist, writer and filmmaker known for being highly confrontational, as well as highly egocentric.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Her investigation brings back one of my favorite characters from last season: the narcissistic chain-smoking widow Rosemary Vines (played to the diva hilt by Jeri Ryan).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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For narcissistic individuals, dissatisfaction stems in part from their need to maintain a flawless image.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Sitting on the sidelines and labeling someone else as self-centered is easy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Shirley MacLaine takes things to a whole other level when Aurora — who audiences could be forgiven for initially dismissing as a vapid and self-absorbed mom — takes our heartstrings and refuses to let go.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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There's no market for a self-absorbed, past his prime, locker room cancer?—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The dissolution of the Family is seen as a sad, painfully slow affair, as, like Brian Wilson before him, Stone drifted off into his own solipsistic world of experimentation.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Needless to say, this particular motive is not mentioned in Biden’s solipsistic and self-pitying statement.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Not just for this reason, but also due to the fact she’s been so self-involved the past year.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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A little self-involved, but the check clears either way.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2024
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The potential for self-serving bias and belief bias are evident.—
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky,
Forbes,
27 Mar. 2023
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For officials in China and Russia, de facto adversaries of the United States, the Iraq War is an easy precedent to put forward to shoot down Washington’s talking points, no matter how self-serving and cynical that may be.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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“Selfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfish. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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