as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
Her family is composed of narcissists: a mostly clueless mom, Pattie (Laura Woyasz), an alcoholic dad, Buddy (Jim Hogan) and a whack-a-doodle aunt, Debra (Emily Koch), who interjects a criminal caper plot into the days around Kimberly’s Sweet 16 birthday.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Similarly, narcissists often exhibit confidence, charm, and polished self-presentation, while Machiavellians excel at reading social cues and manipulating perceptions.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
What’s especially tricky is that narcissists often don’t look the part.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The movie sees best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist, who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 June 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Similarly, narcissists often exhibit confidence, charm, and polished self-presentation, while Machiavellians excel at reading social cues and manipulating perceptions.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
What’s especially tricky is that narcissists often don’t look the part.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The movie sees best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist, who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Words like bully, arrogant, tyrant, and jerk often top the list.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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What once sat blank and unmoving begins to flow and creak and jerk beneath its own weight.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The early stages of a comedian’s career is about finding your clown — the core of what is funny about you — and then acclimating audiences to it.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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There will also be a nightly circus show featuring aerialists, acrobats, clowns, jugglers and motorcycle stunt riders.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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