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

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

The scene is Cole’s acknowledgment that aesthetic consciousness remains passive and solipsistic even when experienced in common, and that danger demands a different kind of solidarity—one that is active, ethical, even political. —Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023